Granted Patent B1

US 7,437,739 · App. 10/636,951 · Granted Oct 14, 2008

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A method comprising:

listening to a project tool to identify the firing of an event associated with an element, the element being one of a task and a resource stored in a project file on a client;

requesting synchronization of the element with an object in a data store on a server, the object corresponding to the element; and,

synchronizing the element with the object in the data store, the synchronizing comprising:

transforming the event into an action;

saving the action in an action list;

sending the action list to the server, sending the action list to the server comprising transforming the action list into a protocol request, the protocol request having a query string with a parameter list including an attribute of the action; and sending the protocol request to the server according to a protocol;

receiving a response from the server; and

parsing the response to determine status of the protocol request.

2. The method of claim 1 , the event being fired when the element is updated.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the action comprises one of creation, deletion, and modification of the element.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the protocol request comprises:

sending the protocol request to a request processor running on the server such that the server can call a method to process the action.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the request processor comprises a server-side page.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the request processor comprises a server-side bean.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein sending the protocol request comprises sending the protocol request to the server according to a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol.

8. The method of claim 1 , the event being identified by an add-in module and the request being made by the add-in module.

9. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer memory comprising data stored thereon, the data, when accessed by a machine, causing the machine to perform operations comprising:

listening to a project tool to identify the firing of an event associated with an element, the element being one of a task and a resource stored in a project file on a client;

requesting synchronization of the element with an object in a data store on a server, the object corresponding to the element; and,

synchronizing the element with the object in the data store, the synchronizing comprising:

transforming the event into an action;

saving the action in an action list;

sending the action list to the server, the sending comprising transforming the action list into a protocol request, the protocol request having a query string with a parameter list including an attribute of the action; and sending the protocol request to the server according to a protocol;

receiving a response from the server; and

parsing the response to determine status of the protocol request.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 9 , the event being fired when the element is updated.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 9 wherein the action comprises one of creation, deletion, and modification of the element.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 9 , wherein sending the protocol request comprises:

sending the protocol request to a request processor running on the server such that the server can call a method to process the action.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12 the request processor comprises a server-side page.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 12 wherein the request processor comprises a server-side bean.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 9 wherein sending the protocol request comprises sending the protocol request to the server according to a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 9 , the event being identified by an add-in module and the request being made by the add-in module.

17. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

listen to a project tool to identify the firing of an event associated with an element, the element being one of a task and a resource stored in a project file on a client;

request synchronization of the element with an object in a data store on a server, the object corresponding to the element; and,

synchronize the element with the object in the data store, the synchronizing comprising:

transforming the event into an action;

saving the action in an action list;

sending the action list to the server, the sending comprising transforming the action list into a protocol request, the protocol request having a query string with a parameter list including an attribute of the action; and sending the protocol request to the server according to a protocol;

receiving a response from the server; and

parsing the response to determine status of the protocol request.

18. The system of claim 17 , the event being fired when the element is updated.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the action comprises one of creation, deletion, and modification of the element.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the instructions causing the processor to send the protocol request comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

send the protocol request to a request processor running on the server such that the server can call a method to process the action.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the request processor comprises a server-side page.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the request processor comprises a server-side bean.

23. The system of claim 17 wherein the instructions causing the processor to send the protocol request comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: send the protocol request to the server according to a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol.

24. The system of claim 17 , the event being identified by an add-in module and the request being made by the add-in module.

Assignments (12)