Patent ID: 9648097
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for updating application data for a first instance of an application at a first client computing device, the method comprising: receiving a request from the first client computing device for updated application data via a network connection, the updated application data corresponding to a second instance of the application at a second client computing device; determining whether the second client computing device is configured to receive C2DM messages, including checking application-specific profile data for a user operating the second computing device; and in response to determining that the second client computing device is configured to receive C2DM messages, sending a C2DM message consisting of a timestamp, a user ID corresponding to the first client computing device, and the request for updated application data to the second client computing device via the network connection, wherein the C2DM message causes the second instance to generate the updated application data.