Palmsource Inc.

Palm, Incorporated

3com Corporation

Qualcomm Incorporated

Access Systems Americas, Inc.

Monty Boyer

Ain McKendrick

Roger Flores

Vitaly Kruglikov

Art Lamb

Rob Haitani

Ron Marianetti

Jeffrey Charles Hawkins

Joseph K Sipher

Lih-Shyng Tzeng

Greg Kucala

Joe Sipher

Robert Yuji Haitani

Chris Raff

Jeffrey Finkelstein

William (Kam) Stewart

The usage of applications in a computing environment is monitored to generate data that is indicative of the application usage. The data is used to select or prioritize applications (or data items of a data type of the applications) over other applications (or data items) when a search operation is performed.

Prioritized search results based on monitored data

A method and system for synchronizing two computer systems supporting multiple synchronization techniques is described. In one example system, a portable computer system is loaded with synchronization transport modules. An application on the portable computer system is executed causing the application to automatically recognize the synchronization transport modules. The portable computer system receives a selection corresponding to one of the two synchronization transport modules. The selection could be from a user and would indicate that the user prefers to synchronize with the second computer system using a particular method of external communication. After the selection, the portable computer system synchronizes with the other computer system using the selected method of external communication.

Method and apparatus for synchronization of two computer systems

A fully integrated email system for a desktop computer with an associated palmtop computer is disclosed. The portable computer has an email client for viewing incoming email messages and composing outgoing email messages. The personal computer has an email synchronization conduit that synchronizes email on the portable computer email client with email for the desktop computer system. The email synchronization conduit ensures that the email state on the portable computer system matches the email state on the desktop personal computer system exactly. Thus, if an email message is deleted on the portable computer system then that email message will be deleted from the desktop personal computer system. Similarly, if an email message is deleted on the desktop personal computer system then that email message will be deleted from the portable computer system.

Method and apparatus for synchronizing an email client on a portable computer system with an email client on a desktop computer

A tightly integrated palmtop computer system and personal computer system is disclosed. The palmtop computer system and personal computer system synchronize with each other to share information. The synchronization software recognizes different synchronization environments including: synchronizing multiple palmtop computer systems with a single personal computer system; synchronizing a single palmtop computer system with multiple personal computer systems; synchronizing a palmtop computer system with a remote personal computer system across a network using a local personal computer system; and remotely synchronizing with a personal computer system across a telephone line. The synchronization software handles each different synchronization environment appropriately with minimal user interaction.

Method and apparatus for synchronizing a portable computer system with a desktop computer system

Method and apparatus for synchronization of two computer systems by executing a synchronization process at a portable computer

A system of synchronizing multiple devices utilizing a host system. In one embodiment, the present invention first synchronizes a first device with the host system. Next, the present invention synchronizes a second device with the host system. In so doing, the second device receives all changes which were entered directly into the host system, along with changes from the first device as of the last synchronization between the first device and the host system. If desired, the user may then synchronize the first device with the host system to get the changes from the second device. One embodiment of the present invention allows for any number of devices to be synchronized in this fashion, without having to connect the devices together for a single synchronization. Another embodiment of the present invention allows two devices to perform a pseudo-synchronization process. The pseudo-synchronization process allows the two devices to share recent changes with each other immediately, without the use of the host system.

System for synchronizing databases on multiple devices utilizing a home base

Method and apparatus for synchronization of two computer systems supporting multiple synchronization techniques by using synchronization transport modules

Method and apparatus for synchronizing an Email client on a portable computer system with an Email client on a desktop computer

A tightly integrated the palmtop computer system and personal computer system is disclosed. The palmtop computer system and personal computer system synchronize with each other to share information. The synchronization software recognizes different synchronization environments including: synchronizing multiple palmtop computer systems with a single personal computer system, synchronizing a single palmtop computer system with multiple personal computer systems, synchronizing a palmtop computer system with a remote personal computer system across a network using a local personal computer system, and remotely synchronizing with a personal computer system across a telephone line. The synchronization software handles each different synchronization environment appropriately with minimal user interaction.

A method and system of synchronizing two computer systems supporting multiple synchronization techniques is described. In one example system, a portable computer system is loaded with synchronization transport modules. An application on the portable computer system is executed causing the application to automatically recognize the synchronization transport modules. The portable computer system receives a selection corresponding to one of the two synchronization transport modules. The selection could be from a user and would indicate that the user prefers to synchronize with the second computer system using a particular method of external communication. After the selection, the portable computer system synchronizes with the other computer system using the selected method of external communication.

Method and apparatus of synchronizing two computer systems supporting multiple synchronization techniques

Method and apparatus using a pass through personal computer connected to

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