Wireless System and Method for Managing Logical Documents

Abstract

A system and method is provided for managing logical documents using a wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device, which may be a wireless handset, connects to the management system through a wireless communication network such as a public telecommunications provider network. The network has other devices, such as computers, servers, data appliances, or other wireless devices. Selected logical documents from the network devices are associated with the wireless mobile device, and the selected logical documents are targeted to be stored, copied, distributed, or backed up to the wireless mobile device. In a similar manner, logical documents originating on the wireless mobile device may be targeted to be stored, copied, distributed, or backed up on selected network devices. A logical document may be, for example, an XML document, a file, a set of files, a disk drive, or the files on a device.

1 . A method for managing logical documents, the method operating on a mobile communications device, comprising:
 connecting the mobile communications device to a computer using a wireless communication network,   presenting storage for the mobile communications device as a logical disk drive in the computer's operating interface, and   managing logical documents between the computer and the logical disk drive device through the wireless communications network.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting step further comprises:
 transmitting from the computer a trust initialization message;   monitoring for the trust initialization message at the mobile communications device;   receiving at the mobile communications device the trust initialization message; and   establishing a trusted communication link between the computer and the mobile communications device based on authenticating a code presented by the mobile communications device.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting step further comprises:
 transmitting from the mobile communications device a trust initialization message;   monitoring for the trust initialization message at the computer;   receiving at the computer the trust initialization message; and   establishing a trusted communication link between the mobile communications device and the computer based on authenticating a code presented by the computer.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device is a wireless handset operating according to a commercial, military, or governmental air interface. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device operates according to CDMA, OFDMA, CDMA2000, UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, PHS, or PCS. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the frequency of the operation of managing logical documents is pre-determined. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents is initiated by a user command from the computer. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents is initiated by a user command from the mobile communications device. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents includes synchronizing the logical documents on the computer to logical documents previously copied to the logical disk drive. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents includes copying an incremental backup file to the logical disk drive. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents is selected from the group consisting of: copying, deleting, modifying, and adding new logical documents. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the logical document comprises XML documents, files, file sets, directories, file structures, devices, drives, or URLs. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device is selected from the group consisting of: a computer, a mobile phone, a personal data assistant, or a portable music player.