Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Gary William Hall

Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci

David R Williamson

Michael A Foster

Sandra Irene Vargas

Selvaraj Nalliah

Anoop Gupta

Jason Evan Schleifer

Garrett R Vargas

James P Chen

Zhidong Yang

Paul K Kroman

Eian D Counts

Garry K Tan

Hao Chen

Omar Aftab

Colin Michael Riley

Anh Phuong Tran

Bryan Trussel

Preethi Ramani

Manuel Bronstein

Mike A Foster

William E Stelzel

Joshua Howard

Ivann Alvarado

Yaroslav Goncharov

Matt Van Gorder

Byrisetty Rajeev

Manoj Gupta

Sandra L Vargas

Linh Van

Travis Howland

Debra Thiel

Data is synchronized between a mobile device and a computing device over a wireless link. Synchronization operations are scheduled according to a synchronization schedule that is based on a current time of day. In one embodiment, the day can be divided into different time periods by the user. The user can also specify the frequency with which synchronization operations are to be performed during each specified period.

User-input scheduling of synchronization operation on a mobile device based on user activity

A technique and mechanism to effect cross-pollination synchronization of PIM (personal information manager) data to multiple sources. Additionally, a novel feature of the subject invention is the ability to effect cross-pollination synchronization with any number of devices and sources in a network. The invention provides for a user to employ a mobile device or set of devices as a central repository for PIM data (e.g., calendar, contacts and tasks) synchronized from multiple sources (e.g., multiple PC's (personal computers), an exchange server). The invention provides for synchronization of PIM data from multiple types of server sources to multiple devices regardless of the synchronization protocol versions and different schemas.

Cross-pollination synchronization of data

A method and system are disclosed for methods of providing a gaming experience including an in-game viral invite mechanic. In accordance with the present system, inviting others to join in the playing of a game is an objective of the game itself. Thus, a user is encouraged by the game to invite his or her friends, who are in turn encouraged to invite their friends, etc., so that a game may cascade pyramid-fashion to a potentially huge viral fan-out.

Method for viral invites as game and discovery mechanic

Scheduled programmatic multiplayer game content in a console service is provided. A plurality of multiplayer game events is scheduled. Each event has a fixed start time and fixed end time. Requests from users to participate in event are received and a determination is made as to whether users electing to participate in the game are eligible to participate. If the user is eligible to participate in the game, instructions are provided to a console to allow the user to participate in the game. If the user is not eligible to participate in the game, instructions may be provided to a console to allow a user to view activity in the game.

Scheduled programmatic game content

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate identifying messages generated on a mobile device while the device is offline as requiring encryption, storing the messages in a message outbox with a flag indicating that encryption is required, and identifying recipients of the flagged messages to generate a recipient list. The recipient list can be piggybacked on a server synchronization request when the mobile device enters a period of online activity, and a server can return public keys associated with identified recipients to permit an encryption component, such as a secure/multipurpose Internet mail extension protocol (S/MIME) encryption component, in the mobile device to encrypt the messages.

Dynamically resolving recipients to retrieve public keys during send/receive

Data is synchronized between a mobile device and a computing device over a wireless link. Synchronization operations are scheduled according to a synchronization schedule that is based on a current time of day. In one embodiment, the day can be divided into different time periods by the user. The user can also specify the frequency with which synchronization operations are to be performed during each specified period. Further, the user can specify an override schedule which overrides the ordinary synchronization schedule established by the user when override criteria are present. For instance, if the mobile device is roaming, the synchronization schedule will be dictated by the override schedule, which may sync much less often, or not until a specific user synchronization request has been received. The present invention can be embodied both as a method and as a apparatus. Also, the user interface associated with the present invention provides for user input to specify time periods during the day, synchronization frequency information, and an override schedule.

A system and method for facilitating communications between a mobile device and a network application are provided. A mobile device transmits a request for data change information that includes a time out interval. The network application receives the request and measures a time elapsed since the receipt of the data change request. The network application transmits notification to the mobile device client that the time out interval has elapsed or a network specified time out occurs. As notifications are received or a network time out is detected, the mobile client device tunes the time out interval for subsequent data change requests.

System and method for optimizing network communication in response to network conditions

Data is synchronized between a mobile device and a computing device over a wireless link. Synchronization operations are scheduled according to a synchronization schedule that is based on a current time of day.

Notifications are sent to a mobile device to indicate that there is data on a computing device to be synchronized. Upon receiving a notification, the mobile device determines if a minimum number of notifications required to begin synchronization have been received, where the minimum number is greater than one. If the minimum number of notifications has been received, a two-way communication channel is established and synchronization is performed.

Synchronization modification

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Gary William Hall