Patent ID: 7565381
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for intelligently synchronizing a central server with a mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is assigned a project having one or more tasks and the central server includes a database, the method comprising: continuously monitoring changes to enterprise data in the database of said central server and changes related to workflow functions related to a task of the project assigned to said mobile computing device and to database software used by the task of the project assigned to said mobile computing device; upon discovery of a change to a workflow function related to a task of the project assigned to said mobile computing device, noting said change to the workflow function in a synchronization system table corresponding to said mobile computing device, said synchronization system table containing all items that need to be synchronized for said mobile computing device; upon discovery of a change to a database software used by the task of the project assigned to said mobile computing device, noting said change to the database software in the synchronization system table corresponding to said mobile computing device; creating a manifest of all items to synchronize with said mobile computing device, said creating based upon information in said synchronization system table, wherein the manifest includes database schema for the database as well as data relating to only projects assigned to the mobile computing device that are currently active; and transmitting said items in said manifest to said mobile computing device.