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Firefox OS already uses the same model, push notifications will fire up the application, the application can then decide to create a notification, to update the
by janjongboom 13y ago
Firefox OS already uses the same model, push notifications will fire up the application, the application can then decide to create a notification, to update the internal cache to reflect the latest changes; it's called the Simple Push API[1]. It can also wake up the application every X minutes to pull the data (Alarms API[2]) and do the same thing.
[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Simple_Push https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Simple_Push
[2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Alarm https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Alarm
- njs12345 13y agoThe model is fairly similiar on Android too, for what it's worth.
- 013 13y agoThis seems like something Apple would want to patent. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some new Apple Vs. Android, Apple Vs. Mozilla lawsuit about "background fetching".
- bobz 13y agoAndroid has had "Sync Adapters" since the beginning, a very cool and powerful framework that allows apps to piggy back off each other's data connections, reducing the number of times the cell modem needs to be fired up for background fetches. Not a new concept, I'm sure the patent battle lines are already well drawn.
- guelo 13y agoSyncAdapters were added in Android 2.x
- pkaler 13y agoAlready patented. You even have the choice of which patent you would like to infringe: - Apple: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20100227632 - RIM: http://www.uberphones.com/2010/12/rim-sues-kik-patent-infringement/ - MS: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2009/mar09/03-25AXIGENPR.aspx