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US 2016/0110440 A1Published application
Apparatus, and associated method, for synchronizing a group of data objects
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsDarrell Reginald May, Andrew John Ewanchuk, Carl Lloyd Cherry
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, facilitates synchronization of a group of data objects. Batches of data objects are iteratively processed. When a synchronization response indicates that the data of the request is unsynchronizable, data associated with the synchronization request is marked. A retry procedure is subsequently utilized to attempt synchronization of the marked data objects and to determine the individual data objects that cannot be synchronized.
Claims19
A method for synchronizing a group of data objects of a mobile device dataset, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of batches of data objects related to the device dataset;
- iteratively processing each given batch of the plurality of batches, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given batch from a remote endpoint;
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given batch indicates, for the given batch, that the remote endpoint is unable to synchronize the given batch, marking the given batch as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to requesting synchronization of the given batch;
- after attempting to process all batches in the plurality of batches and responsive to determining there are one or more batches of the plurality of batches marked as unsynchronizable, performing the following:
- dividing each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects;
- based on dividing each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects, iteratively processing each given subportion, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given subportion indicates, for the given subportion, that remote endpoint is unable to synchronize the given subportion, marking the given subportion as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to the requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- and
- after processing each given subportion of the plurality of subportions and responsive to determining there are one or more subportions of the plurality of subportions marked as unsynchronizable, retrying synchronization of the one or more subportions marked as unsynchronizable.
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A device for synchronizing data objects of a device dataset, the device comprising:
- memory storing the device dataset;
- and
- a processor configured to at least:
- divide the device dataset into a plurality of batches of data objects;
- iteratively process each given batch of the plurality of batches, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given batch from a remote endpoint;
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given batch indicates, for the given batch, that the remote endpoint is unable to obtain synchronization data to synchronize the given batch, marking the given batch as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to requesting synchronization of the given batch;
- after processing all batches in the plurality of batches and responsive to determining there are one or more batches of the plurality of batches marked as unsynchronizable, perform the following:
- divide each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects;
- based on dividing each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects, iteratively process each given subportion, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given subportion indicates, for the given subportion, that remote endpoint is unable to obtain synchronization data to synchronize the given subportion, marking the given subportion as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- and
- after processing each given subportion of the plurality of subportions and responsive to determining there are one or more subportions of the plurality of subportions marked as unsynchronizable, retry synchronization of the one or more subportions marked as unsynchronizable.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for synchronizing data objects of a device dataset, the instructions comprising:
- dividing the device dataset into a plurality of batches of data objects;
- iteratively processing each given batch of the plurality of batches, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given batch from a remote dataset endpoint;
- and
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given batch indicates, for the given batch, that the remote dataset endpoint is unable to obtain synchronization data to synchronize the given batch, marking the given batch as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to requesting synchronization of the given batch;
- after processing all batches in of the plurality of batches and responsive to determining there are one or more batches of the plurality of batches marked as unsynchronizable, perform the following:
- dividing each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects;
- based on dividing each of the one or more batches marked as unsynchronizable into a plurality of subportions of data objects, iteratively processing each given subportion, comprising:
- requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- and
- responsive to detecting a synchronization response for the given subportion indicates, for the given subportion, that remote dataset endpoint is unable to obtain synchronization data to synchronize the given subportion, marking the given subportion as unsynchronizable, the synchronization response being received in response to requesting synchronization of the given subportion;
- and
- after processing each given subportion of the plurality of subportions and responsive to determining there are one or more subportions of the plurality of subportions marked as unsynchronizable, retrying synchronization of the one or more subportions marked as unsynchronizable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.