Wireless database environment
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1. A method of processing information to alter a field of a record of a dataset, the dataset being stored in memory on a mobile device and having a plurality of similarly structured records, the method comprising:
- receiving an object from a wireless receiver, the object having an object header comprising a first portion designating an identifier of a dataset from a plurality of datasets and a second portion designating an action to perform, the object further including object information, wherein the object information comprises a format having a first portion designating a field identifier of a field from a plurality of fields; and
processing the object to ascertain the action to perform to alter data in a field of one of the records as a function of the identifier and the field identifier.
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Abstract
The wireless environment includes an object processing module to process objects obtained from a wireless receiver on the mobile device. The object processing module processes the object to alter data stored in memory on the mobile device. The data comprises at least one in the group of a dataset, an applet and a systems parameters list.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of processing information to alter a field of a record of a dataset, the dataset being stored in memory on a mobile device and having a plurality of similarly structured records, the method comprising:
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receiving an object from a wireless receiver, the object having an object header comprising a first portion designating an identifier of a dataset from a plurality of datasets and a second portion designating an action to perform, the object further including object information, wherein the object information comprises a format having a first portion designating a field identifier of a field from a plurality of fields; and
processing the object to ascertain the action to perform to alter data in a field of one of the records as a function of the identifier and the field identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 13)
reporting if an error occurs during the step of processing.
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3. The method of claim 1 wherein the action includes at least one of adding, changing and deleting data in the field of one of the records.
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein the format further comprises a second portion designating field data.
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5. The method of claim 4 wherein the format further comprises a third portion designating a field type.
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13. The method of claim 5 wherein the format further comprises a fourth portion designating a length of the field data.
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6. A computer readable medium including instructions readable by a mobile device which, when implemented, cause the mobile device to handle information to alter a plurality of fields of a dataset, the dataset being stored in memory of the mobile device and having a plurality of similarly structured records, the instructions comprising:
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receiving an object from a wireless receiver, the object having an object header comprising a first portion designating an identifier of a dataset from a plurality of datasets storable in memory on the mobile device and a second portion designating an action to perform, the object further including object information, wherein the object information comprises a format having a first portion designating a plurality of field identifiers associated with the plurality of fields; and
processing the object to ascertain the action to perform to alter data in the plurality of fields as a function of the identifier and the plurality of field identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
reporting if an error occurs during the step of processing.
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8. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the action includes at least one of adding, changing and deleting data in the field of one of the records.
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9. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the format further comprises a second portion designating field data.
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10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the format further comprises a third portion designating a field type.
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14. The computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein the format further comprises a fourth portion designating a length of the field data.
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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a wireless receiver;
a memory device storing a plurality of datasets, each dataset having an associated address within the memory device; and
an object processing module coupled to the wireless receiver to receive an object therefrom, the object having an object header comprising a first portion designating an identifier of a dataset independent of the address of the dataset storable in the memory device, the dataset having a plurality of similarly structured records, and a second portion designating an action to perform, the object further including object information, wherein the object information comprises a first portion designating a field identifier associated with the field, wherein the object processing module processes the object to alter data in a field of one of the records as a function of the identifier and the field identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15, 16, 17)
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