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Error handling for intermittently connected mobile applications

US7689567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Hendrik Lock · Linkenheim-Hochstetten, DE
Dragon Matic · Odenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2006
Grant date	Mar 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/273
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An intermittently connected mobile device asynchronously communicates with a middleware system for subsequent communication with a back-end system. Local data objects are given an inconsistent state when charged on the mobile device and the back-end system is not available for data validation. Due to the intermittent communication, a waiting period for possible validation may be hours, days, weeks, etc. If an error occurs, the mobile device then receives and maintains a list of the error notifications. Upon selection of an error notification, an error resolution process is executed on the mobile device so that the user can select between the local data object and the remote data object. If the back-end object is selected, the process terminates otherwise if the local is selected, the user is presented the interface to update the data object, which is again verified by the back-end system.

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