Patent ID: 6842861
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting viruses on a handheld computer in communication with a computer system having a virus detection program, the method comprising: reading data from the handheld computer; storing said data at least temporarily on the computer system; scanning said data for viruses with the virus detection program; updating data on the handheld computer based on results of the scanning on the computer system; synchronizing said data between the handheld computer and the computer system; and determining a priority of the synchronizing and the scanning, and performing the synchronizing or the scanning based on the priority by performing the synchronizing before the scanning if the synchronizing has a higher priority and performing the scanning before the synchronizing if the scanning has a higher priority; wherein sacrifice of resources on the handheld computer is substantially avoided by scanning said data for the viruses with the virus detection program located on the computer system.