Method, system and apparatus for selective application access and synchronization
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a first application operable to communicate and synchronize, via a first communication path comprising a wireless link, with a remote application operating on an external computer;
a second application operable to communicate and synchronize with the remote application via a second communication path; and
a third application operable to receive a user identification of a preferred application selected from one of the first and second applications and to restrict user access to the other one of the first and second applications, and using a communications path associated with the preferred application to synchronize the mobile communication device with the external computer.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for synchronizing data between a mobile communication device (116) and an external computer (104-1) across one of a plurality of communication paths (402, 422). A first application (404) resident on the mobile communication device (116) is operable to synchronize with the external computer (104-1) via a first communication path (402). A second application (406) resident on the mobile communication device is operable to synchronize with the external computer (104-1) via a second communication path (422). A related remote application (416) is resident on the external computer (104-1). A preferred application is selected by the user from the first and second applications (404, 406). The mobile communication device (116) synchronizes data associated with the preferred application with data associated with the related remote application (116) via the communication path associated with the preferred application.
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17 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a first application operable to communicate and synchronize, via a first communication path comprising a wireless link, with a remote application operating on an external computer; a second application operable to communicate and synchronize with the remote application via a second communication path; and a third application operable to receive a user identification of a preferred application selected from one of the first and second applications and to restrict user access to the other one of the first and second applications, and using a communications path associated with the preferred application to synchronize the mobile communication device with the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of synchronizing data between a mobile communication device and an external computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a user an identification of a preferred application selected from a first application operable to communicate and synchronize via a first communication path comprising a wireless link with a related remote application executing on the external computer and a second application operable to communicate and synchronize via a second communication path with the related remote application executing on the external computer; storing data associated with the preferred application on the mobile communication device; storing data associated with the related remote application on the external computer; establishing a connection from the mobile communication device to the external computer via a communication path associated with the preferred application; and synchronizing data associated with the preferred application with data associated with the related remote application via the communication path associated with the preferred application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile communication system comprising:
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a mobile computing device having a first application and a second application stored thereon; an external computer having a related remote application executing thereon; means for storing data associated with the first application and second application on the mobile communication device; means for storing data associated with the related remote application on the external computer; first means for communicating and synchronizing, via a first communication path comprising a wireless link, the first application to the related remote application; second means for communicating and synchronizing, via a second communication path, the second application to the related remote application; and means operable to receive a user identification of a preferred application selected from the first application and second application and to restrict user access to the other of the first and second applications, thereby using a communication path associated with the preferred application to synchronize the mobile communication device with the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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