Personal Information Management Data Synchronization

• US 20100235434A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spectrum Patents, Inc. (Brian Yates)
• Original Assignee: Rockliffe Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Davies, John, Henders, Michael, Fitzpatrick, Rory
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,437 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication

Abstract

A data management application that may be implemented in a mobile device to perform two-way synchronization of electronic messages and/or PIM data with a server device. The device may be a mobile device such as a mobile phone or Smartphone, as well as a personal digital assistant, notebook computer, or other mobile device communicating using any of several wireless protocols. PIM data may include PIM application objects or other data, including but not limited to calendar, contact, and task object data. The data management application may synchronize e-mail and PIM data on a client device with that of a server where the server and client utilize one or more different protocols.

Claims

1. A method for synchronizing data, comprising:

accessing a first data object stored on a client, the first data object having a first format associated with a client application;

generating an update request for a second data object stored on a server, the update request having a second format associated with the server; and

transmitting the update request to the server.

2. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for synchronizing data, the method comprising:

accessing a first data object stored, the first data object having a first format associated with a client application;

generating an update request for a second data object, the update request having a second format associated with a server; and

transmitting the update request to the server.