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, wherein the computer has at least one device capable of storing logical documents connected to it; and   managing logical documents between the computer and the device through a wireless communications network.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting step of the mobile communications device 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 first mobile communications device.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting step of the mobile communications device 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 device is a second mobile communications device and the second mobile communications device is connected to the computer through a method comprising:
 transmitting from the computer a trust initialization message;   monitoring for the trust initialization message at the second mobile communications device;   receiving at the second mobile communications device the trust initialization message; and   establishing a trusted communication link between the computer and the second mobile communications device based on authenticating a code presented by the second mobile communications device.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is a second mobile communications device and the second mobile communications device is connected to the computer through a method comprising:
 transmitting from the second 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 second mobile communications device and the computer based on authenticating a code presented by the computer.   
     
     
         6 . 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. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is a wireless handset operating according to a commercial, military, or governmental air interface. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device operates according to CDMA, OFDMA, CDMA2000, UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, PHS, or PCS. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the device operates according to CDMA, OFDMA, CDMA2000, UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, PHS, or PCS. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the frequency of managing the logical documents is pre-determined. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents is initiated by a user command from the mobile communications device. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents is initiated by a user command from the computer. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents comprises synchronizing the logical documents on the computer to logical documents previously copied to the device. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the managing of logical documents comprises copying an incremental backup file to the device. 
     
     
         15 . 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. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the logical document comprises XML documents, files, file sets, directories, file structures, devices, drives, or URLs. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is selected from the group consisting of: a computer, a mobile phone, a personal data assistant, or a portable music player. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of: a computer, a mobile phone, a personal data assistant, or a portable music player.