Integration of static and dynamic data for database entities and the unified presentation thereof

摘要

A method is disclosed for presenting static and dynamic data corresponding to an entity within an application on a mobile device. An entity object is created as part of a data model within the application such that the entity object has a plurality of fields with the plurality of fields having static data corresponding to the entity. Based on the static data corresponding to the entity, dynamic data corresponding to the entity is received into the entity object from at least one of a plurality of applications executable within the mobile device. The static and dynamic data from the entity object corresponding to the entity is displayed simultaneously within a user interface of the application in a single presentation view.

主权项

1. A method of presenting static and dynamic data corresponding to a contact within a contacts management application on a mobile device, the method comprising:
accessing an entity object corresponding to a particular contact within the contacts management application, wherein said contacts management application manages a database of contacts maintained by a user including contact information associated with each listed contact, the entity object having a plurality of fields, the plurality of fields having static data corresponding to the particular contact; receiving dynamic data from at least one of a plurality of applications executable within the mobile device, wherein the dynamic data is based on the static data that corresponds to the particular contact such that the dynamic data also corresponds to the particular contact, and wherein said dynamic data comprises appointment information from a calendar application listing calendar information for the particular contact; and including the dynamic data in a display of data from the entity object by the contacts management application on the mobile device such that the display of data includes both the static and dynamic data corresponding to the particular contact of the entity object.