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Synchronization manager for standardized synchronization of separate programs
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Inventors: Grambihler, Roger F.; Liu, Chao-Chia; Srinivas, Murthy; Strom, Susan E.; Parupudi, Gopal; Plastina, Daniel; Corrington, Robert E.;
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Primary Examiner: Barot; Bharat
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Law Offices of Albert S. Michalik, PLLC
A centralized manager for managing the data synchronization operations for multiple applications according to user preferences. Applications register respective COM handlers with the synchronization manager via COM methods. On a synchronize event the synchronization manager queues the registered application handlers, and calls the handlers to perform the synchronization of items therein. Progress and results are communicated to a user-viewable dialog via callbacks from the handlers to the synchronization manager. The synchronization manager provides consistent user interfaces for obtaining user preferences related to synchronization and for presenting information to the user, thus resulting in a consistent user experience. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Briefly, the present invention provides a centralized, standardized mechanism for managing the synchronization of data between local and remote computers according to user preferences.
Applications register respective handlers with a synchronization manager.
On a synchronize event, such as a manual request for synchronization, or, based on user preferences, a notification of an event such as logon or logoff, the synchronization manager queues the registered application handlers, and calls the handlers to perform the synchronization of items therein.
Progress and results are communicated to a user-viewable dialog via callbacks from the handlers to the synchronization manager.
The synchronization manager provides consistent user interfaces for obtaining user preferences related to synchronization and for presenting information to the user, thus resulting in a consistent user experience.
A connection object obtains and/or or maintains a network connection, such as for purposes of performing scheduled synchronizations.
Other advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
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