Patent ID: 8200782

Claim:
A method of synchronizing a mobile device with a server, comprising: establishing a connection between a base station and a synchronizer, the synchronizer being capable of operating independently of the mobile device without power being supplied by the mobile device when the mobile device is shut down; establishing communication, through the base station, between the server and the synchronizer, when the mobile device is shut down, using address information stored on the synchronizer; determining from information stored in the synchronizer whether first messages from the synchronizer are waiting to be uploaded to the server, and when first messages from the synchronizer are waiting to be uploaded to the server, uploading the first messages from the synchronizer to the server; determining from information stored in the server whether second messages are waiting on the server to be downloaded to the mobile device, and when second messages are waiting on the server to be downloaded to the mobile device, downloading the second messages from the server to the synchronizer when the mobile device is shut down; and transferring message data between the mobile device and the synchronizer when the mobile device is not shut down.