Data synchronization mechanism for information browsing systems

• US 20030078993A1
• Filed: 10/22/2001
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PhoneSpots, Inc. (UpSnap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PhoneSpots, Inc. (UpSnap, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hull, Jesse, McNulty, John Edward, Ebert, Christopher A.
• Application Number:
  US10/035,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20030078993A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/50 Address allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Data objects are gathered and organized through a computer system and stored for subsequent access through a computer network by a mobile device such as a wireless telephone. The data objects have attributes and can be acted upon using predefined actions and associated types to greatly simplify user accessibility to such data objects through the limited user interface and bandwidth capabilities of a mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

through a base system interface, receiving data from a user wherein the data represents information selected by the user;

storing the data;

associating the data with the user;

through a mobile system interface, receiving a request from the user for the data; and

presenting the data through the mobile system interface to the user.

2. A method for managing information on behalf of a user, the method comprising:

receiving data representing the information from the user through a base system interface;

storing a data object representing the data in a database;

associating the data object with the user within the database;

receiving a request from the user for retrieval of the data through a mobile system interface; and

sending the data to the user through the mobile system interface.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the base system receives the data according to a first data transport protocol;

and

further wherein the mobile system interface sends the data according to a second data transport protocol which is different from the first data transport protocol.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first data transport protocol is a hypertext transport protocol and the second data transport protocol is a wireless application protocol.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein receiving a request comprises:

sending a list of data objects associated within the database with the user to the user through the mobile system interface

wherein the list of data objects is configured such that the user can request the data using a single user interface gesture on a mobile device with which the mobile system interface is in communication.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

detecting that information related to a second data object associated with the user in the database is accessed by the user subsequently to storage of the first-mentioned data object in the database; and

including the second data object in the list of data objects with higher priority than the first data object.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the list of data objects is configured such that the user can request access to substantive content of the second data object using a single user interface gesture on the mobile device.