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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
William T. Byrne, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert J. Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul D. Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel M. Ranck, Cary, NC (US);
William T. Byrne, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert J. Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul D. Kangas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel M. Ranck, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for synchronization of data between an electronic mobile device and an electronic computing dockstation. Embodiments include detecting, by the dockstation, completion of a docking procedure connecting the mobile device to the dockstation; identifying, by the dockstation, applications that are open on the mobile device; opening, by the dockstation, the identified applications on the dockstation; identifying, by the dockstation, files that are open on the mobile device; syncing, by the dockstation, the identified files with corresponding files within the dockstation, including updating an existing file within the dockstation; and opening on the dockstation, by the dockstation, the synced files with the open applications on the dockstation.