Patent ID: 6944859

Claim:
A computer implemented method for installing a handheld file on a handheld computer, comprising: requesting at a client computer a client-handheld conduit file from an installation server; receiving at said client computer said client-handheld conduit file from said installation server; establishing a synchronization session between said client computer and a handheld computer coupled to said client computer; transmitting said client-handheld conduit file to said handheld computer from said client computer; opening a client-handheld conduit between said client computer and said handheld computer using said client-handheld conduit file; requesting a handheld file from said installation server; receiving at said client computer said handheld file from said installation server; and transmitting said handheld file from said client computer to said handheld computer for installation on said handheld computer, where said method is performed each time a new handheld file is installed on said handheld computer, and where all steps following said establishing step occur without any user intervention.