Collaborative data and intelligent synchronization for mobile devices

• US 20040224675A1
• Filed: 05/08/2003
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: JP Mobile Operating, L.P.
• Inventors: Farcasiu, Alexandru M., Puskoor, Dayakar
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,091 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2895 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data provider application, e.g. reverse proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method for copying data from a database to an intelligent mobile device are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a means to define a data linking schema, a means to selectively read data from a database based on this data linking schema, a means to prepare the intelligent mobile device to receive data transmissions, and a means to transmit data to the intelligent mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of synchronizing data between an enterprise database and a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a starting point for a data schema,

receiving at least one indication to defining a data schema,

building a data schema based on the indication of a starting point and the at least one indication defining the data schema,

gathering data from the enterprise database based on the data schema,

transmitting the data to the mobile device such that the mobile device has a subset of data from the enterprise database.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving information from the mobile device based on a previous data schema.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving an indicator for a maximum amount of data to be sent;

stopping the transmitting of data when the maximum amount of data has been sent.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving an indicator for a maximum amount of data to be sent for a predetermined program application; and

stopping the transmitting of data relating to the program application when the maximum amount of data has been sent.

5. A method of synchronizing data between an enterprise database and a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a starting point for a data schema,

receiving at least one indication to defining a data schema,

building a data schema based on the indication of a starting point and the at least one indication defining the data schema,

requesting data from the enterprise database based on the data schema,

receiving the data such that the mobile device has a subset of data from the enterprise database.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving an indication of a maximum amount of data to be received;

stopping the receiving of data when the maximum amount of data has been received.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor,

a user interface in communication with the processor,

a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device having instructions for application programs and a cache, wherein, including;

a mobile caching agent, having instructions for;

listening for notification events,

synchronizing when a notification event has been received, and

deleting the cache upon an occurrence of a predetermined event.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the memory device also contains instructions for:

receiving an indication of a starting point for a data schema,

receiving at least one indication to defining a data schema,

building a data schema based on the indication of a starting point and the at least one indication defining the data schema,

sending a request for data from the enterprise database based on the data schema, and

receiving the data such that the mobile device has a subset of data from the enterprise database.

9. A communication system, comprising:

an enterprise database,

a caching agent in communication with the enterprise database, wherein the caching agent includes a means to selectively read data from a database based on a data linking schema;

a mobile device,

a mobile caching agent in communication with the mobile device, wherein the mobile caching agent comprises;

a means for receiving an indication of a starting point for a data schema,

a means for receiving at least one indication to defining a data schema,

a means for building a data schema based on the indication of a starting point and the at least one indication defining the data schema.