System and method for maintaining wireless file folders at a wireless device

• US 7,596,565 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2003
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Good Technology Corporation (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Belshe, Michael, Friend, John
• Primary Examiner(s): LEROUX, ETIENNE PIERRE
• Application Number:
  US10/400,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054739A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,378 Days
• Field of Search: 707/201, 707/203, 707/2, 707/3, 707/10, 707/200, 379/88.13, 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 709/203, 709/217, 709/230, 709/248, 709/205, 709/206, 712/1, 715/501.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

In one embodiment, a server is disclosed. The server includes a messaging service, and an interface communicatively coupled to a wireless device. The interface maintains synchronization of data objects with the wireless device over a wireless network. Further, the server transmits message updates originating at the messaging service to the wireless device and receives message updates originating at the wireless device at the interface. The message updates indicate a modification to an electronic mail (e-mail) file folder hierarchy

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a synchronization server implementing a messaging service to receive alerts indicating a message deletion from a folder in a folder hierarchy, to determine where the deleted message was moved by searching the folder hierarchy for the message, and based on the determination to initiate synchronization of data objects by automatically transmitting a message update; and

a wireless data processing device having synchronization circuitry to receive the message update from the synchronization server, and to detect a message deletion and message movement at the wireless data processing device from a folder in the folder hierarchy, and to initiate a second synchronization of data objects with the synchronization server over a wireless network by automatically transmitting a message update to the synchronization server as a message is being deleted or moved from the folder, wherein the message update includes two or more move events and indicates a delete message event or a move message event.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the move message event indicates that a new folder has been created.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the move message event indicates that a folder has been deleted.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the move message event indicates that a folder has been moved.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the move message event indicates that a new message has been filed in the folder.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless data processing device detects move events indicating that one or more folders have been modified.

7. A wireless data processing device comprising:

synchronization circuitry to detect a message deletion and a message movement from a holder in a folder hierarchy and to initiate synchronization of data objects with a server over a wireless network by automatically transmitting a message update to the server as a message is being deleted or moved from the folder, wherein the message update includes two or more move events and indicates a delete message event or a move message event.

8. The wireless data processing device of claim 7 wherein a move message event indicates that a new folder has been created.

9. The wireless data processing device of claim 7 wherein a move message event indicates that a folder has been deleted.

10. The wireless data processing device of claim 7 wherein a move message event indicates that a folder has been moved.

11. The wireless data processing device of claim 7 wherein a move message event indicates that a new message has been filed in the folder.

12. A system comprising:

messaging service;

an interface communicatively coupled to the messaging service to receive alerts from the messaging service indicating a message deletion from a folder in a folder hierarchy at the messaging service; and

a wireless data processing device having synchronization circuitry to receive the message update from a synchronization server, to detect a message deletion and message movement at the wireless data processing device from a folder in the folder hierarchy and to initiate synchronization of data objects with the synchronization server over a wireless network by automatically transmitting a message update to the synchronization server as a message is being deleted or moved from the folder, wherein the message update includes two or more move events and indicates a delete message event or a move message event.

13. The wireless data processing device of claim 12 wherein a move message event indicates that a new folder has been created.

14. The wireless data processing device of claim 12 wherein a move message event indicates that a folder has been deleted.

15. The wireless data processing device of claim 12 wherein a move message event indicates that a folder has been moved.

16. The wireless data processing device of claim 12 wherein a move message event indicates that a new message has been filed in the folder.