System, method and computer program product for performing a synchronization of data

• US 9,646,068 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Prophete, Didier, Fischer, Ronald F., Rohde, Snke
• Primary Examiner(s): BOUTAH, ALINA A
• Application Number:
  US14/788,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709248, 707610, 707621
• 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 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1017 based on a round robin mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing a synchronization of data. These mechanisms and methods for performing a synchronization of data can enable a more efficient synchronization, time and resource savings, an enhanced user experience, etc.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer system, cause operations comprising:

storing account information for a user, wherein the user is a subscriber to a service; and

subsequent to receiving an indication that the user has successfully logged into an application installed on a mobile device of the user and in response to an indication that the application is running on the mobile device, performing a synchronization of data of the service with data used by the application installed on the mobile device;

wherein the synchronization includes, at least in part, sending, to the mobile device, metadata describing one or more objects that are used by the application installed on the mobile device; and

wherein the synchronization is performed, at least in part, in response to a key event other than the user logging into the application.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein performing the synchronization includes determining whether the user has previously logged in to the application.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein performing the synchronization comprises, in response to determining that the user has previously logged into the application, requesting one or more uncommitted modifications of data used by the application installed on the mobile device.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein performing the synchronization includes determining whether dataset changes have occurred with respect to the user.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein performing the synchronization includes, in response to determining that no dataset changes have occurred with respect to the user, performing an incremental synchronization with the mobile device.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein performing the synchronization includes, in response to determining that no dataset changes have occurred with respect to the user, performing a full synchronization with the mobile device.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a runtime synchronization is performed while the application is running on the mobile device.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the runtime synchronization is performed at a predetermined interval.

9. A method, comprising:

storing, by a system, account information for a user, wherein the user is a subscriber to a service of the system; and

subsequent to receiving an indication that the user has successfully logged into an application installed on a mobile device of the user and in response to an indication that the application is running on the mobile device, performing, by the system, a synchronization of data stored at the system with data used by the application installed on the mobile device;

wherein the synchronization includes, at least in part, sending, to the mobile device from the system, metadata describing one or more objects that are used by the application installed on the mobile device; and

wherein the synchronization is performed, at least in part, in response to a key event other than the user logging into the application.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory that includes one or more stored sequences of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out operations comprising;

storing account information for a user, wherein the user is a subscriber to a service; and

subsequent to receiving an indication that the user has successfully logged into an application installed on a mobile device of the user and in response to an indication that the application is running on the mobile device, performing a synchronization of data of the service with data used by the application installed on the mobile device;

wherein the synchronization includes, at least in part, sending, to the mobile device, metadata describing one or more objects that are used by the application installed on the mobile device; and

wherein the synchronization is performed, at least in part, in response to a key event other than the user logging into the application.

11. A method comprising:

transmitting code that, when executed by a system, causes the system to perform operations comprising storing account information for a user, wherein the user is a subscriber to a service of the system;

transmitting code that, when executed by the system, causes the system to perform operations comprising subsequent to receiving an indication that the user has successfully logged into an application installed on a mobile device of the user and in response to an indication that the application is running on the mobile device, performing a synchronization of data of the system with data used by the application installed on the mobile device;

wherein the synchronization includes, at least in part, sending, to the mobile device from the system, metadata describing one or more objects that are used by the application installed on the mobile device; and

wherein the synchronization is performed, at least in part, in response to a key event other than the user logging into the application.