Using multiple communication channels to synchronize a mobile terminal based on data type
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1. A method of operating a mobile terminal during a synchronization session, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type;
(b) identifying a first communication channel and a second communication channel;
(c) applying a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; and
(d) receiving data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receiving data of the second data type over the second communication channel;
wherein the mobile terminal is operable to communicate with a first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel, further comprising the step of transmitting an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer.
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Abstract
The present invention may be regarded as a method of operating a mobile terminal during a synchronization session. A plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type, are identified to synchronize with the mobile terminal. A rule base is applied to assign the first data type to a first communication channel and the second data type to a second communication channel. Synchronization data of the first data type is exchanged over the first communication channel, and synchronization data of the second data type is exchanged over the second communication channel.
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1. A method of operating a mobile terminal during a synchronization session, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; (b) identifying a first communication channel and a second communication channel; (c) applying a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; and (d) receiving data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receiving data of the second data type over the second communication channel; wherein the mobile terminal is operable to communicate with a first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel, further comprising the step of transmitting an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a mobile terminal during a synchronization session, the mobile terminal for communicating with at least one target computer, the target computer for applying a rule base for assigning a first data type to a first communication channel and a second data type to a second communication channel, the method of operating the mobile terminal comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying the first communication channel and the second communication channel; and (b) receiving data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receiving data of the second data type over the second communication channel; wherein the mobile terminal is operable to communicate with a first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel, further comprising the step of transmitting an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a first target computer to synchronize a mobile terminal over a first communication channel and over a second communication channel during a synchronization session, the mobile terminal for identifying the first communication channel and the second communication channel, the method of operating the first target computer comprising the steps of:
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identifying a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; applying a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; receiving from the mobile terminal an identifier identifying a second target computer available for synchronizing the mobile terminal; transmitting data to the mobile terminal over the first communication channel; and configuring the second target computer to transmit data to the mobile terminal over the second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A mobile terminal comprising:
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(a) a screen; (b) a local memory; and (c) a terminal controller operable to; identify a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; identify a first communication channel and a second communication channel; apply a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; receive data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receive data of the second data type over the second communication channel; communicate with a first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel; and transmit an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A mobile terminal for communicating with a first target computer, the first target computer for applying a rule base for assigning a first data type to a first communication channel and a second data type to a second communication channel, the mobile terminal comprising:
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(a) a screen; (b) a local memory; and (c) a terminal controller operable to; identify the first communication channel and the second communication channel; receive data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receive data of the second data type over the second communication channel; communicate with the first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel; and transmit an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A first target computer for synchronizing a mobile terminal over a first communication channel and over a second communication channel during a synchronization session, the mobile terminal for identifying the first communication channel and the second communication channel, the first target computer comprising:
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(a) a local memory; and (b) a controller operable to; identify a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; and apply a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; receive from the mobile terminal an identifier identifying a second target computer available for synchronizing the mobile terminal; transmit data to the mobile terminal over the first communication channel; and configure the second target computer to transmit data to the mobile terminal over the second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium for use in a first target computer, the first target computer for synchronizing a mobile terminal over a first communication channel and over a second communication channel during a synchronization session, the mobile terminal for identifying the first communication channel and the second communication channel, the computer program comprising code segments for:
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identifying a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; and applying a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; receiving from the mobile terminal an identifier identifying a second target computer available for synchronizing the mobile terminal; transmitting data to the mobile terminal over the first communication channel; and configuring the second target computer to transmit data to the mobile terminal over the second communication channel.
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47. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium for use in a mobile terminal, the computer program for synchronizing the mobile terminal during a synchronization session, the computer program comprising code segments to perform the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of data types, including a first data type and a second data type; identifying a first communication channel and a second communication channel; applying a rule base to assign the first data type to the first communication channel and the second data type to the second communication channel; and receiving data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receiving data of the second data type over the second communication channel; communicating with a first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel; and transmitting an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer.
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48. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium for use in a mobile terminal, the computer program for synchronizing the mobile terminal during a synchronization session, the mobile terminal for communicating with a first target computer, the first target computer for applying a rule base for assigning a first data type to a first communication channel and a second data type to a second communication channel, the computer program comprising code segments to perform the method comprising:
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identifying the first communication channel and the second communication channel; and receiving data of the first data type over the first communication channel and receiving data of the second data type over the second communication channel; communicating with the first target computer over the first communication channel and with a second target computer over the second communication channel; and transmitting an identifier to the first target computer for identifying the second target computer.
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