A method and system is disclosed for adaptively refreshing a data using system. The data using system includes a data source and a data using device for utilizing data from the data source. The data using device has an initial refresh interval. A communication link is provided between the data source...http://www.google.com/patents/US7149798?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7149798 - Method and system for adaptively setting a data refresh interval