System and method for maintaining on a handheld electronic device information that is substantially current and is readily available to a user

摘要

A system and method for managing data on a handheld electronic device is provided. A server periodically pushes data to a particular handheld electronic device, the data being stored on the handheld electronic device via a routine running in the background, such reception and storage being generally transparent to a user. The data can include data is desired by the user or that fits a profile or preference of the user. The profile can be predetermined and/or customized by the user and/or reflect a preference of the user. The data pushed to the handheld electronic device can also be related to a geographic disposition of the handheld electronic device. Such pushing of data and storage is managed by a routine running in the background of the handheld electronic device. The routine enables current data to be maintained on the handheld electronic device for ready access by a user.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving at an electronic device an altered set of data produced by altering at least a portion of a set of data previously stored at the electronic device, the altered set of data received in response to a predetermined event; and employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the set of data and the altered set of data to comply with the profile.