System and method for managing items in a list shared by a group of mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
- enabling a back up file to be generated for a contact list on the mobile device, the contact list comprising at least one group;
enabling the contact list to be restored using the back up file; and
automatically sending or receiving an invitation to re-join a particular group after detecting that the contact list has been restored.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for sharing data amongst a group of a plurality of mobile devices without requiring a database or server to centrally store the shared data. The shared data is instead stored by each group member individually while controlling the manner in which the shared data is updated. The shared data can be used to manage tasks in a group project. To manage updates, the shared data is atomized such that individual databases in the shared data are separated or otherwise delineated into one or more records, each record having associated therewith, a value. To maintain a common copy of the shared data at each device, any update is sent to all group members using an intermediate message exchange service that is capable of transmitting a sent message to more than one recipient if necessary. In this way, the updates are multicast to the group. To manage the content of the shared data, each update comprises one or more changes to a current copy of a corresponding record.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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enabling a back up file to be generated for a contact list on the mobile device, the contact list comprising at least one group; enabling the contact list to be restored using the back up file; and automatically sending or receiving an invitation to re-join a particular group after detecting that the contact list has been restored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A mobile device comprising a processor, and a computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions operating the mobile device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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enabling a back up file to be generated for a contact list on the mobile device, the contact list comprising at least one group; enabling the contact list to be restored using the back up file; and automatically sending or receiving an invitation to re-join a particular group after detecting that the contact list has been restored.
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17. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for operating a mobile device, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for:
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enabling a back up file to be generated for a contact list on the mobile device, the contact list comprising at least one group; enabling the contact list to be restored using the back up file; and automatically sending or receiving an invitation to re-join a particular group after detecting that the contact list has been restored. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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