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First Claim
1. A format management method for transferring and converting, over a network, a profile of a first specific format, to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said profile, said method comprising:
- a. downloading a software module onto said receiving computer-based device;
b. identifying via said software module a first directive file, comprising a profile of a first specific format, located on a remote storage device, said first profile comprising application settings, files, and other data;
c. checking if said recipient computer'"'"'s platform supports said first specific format associated with said first directive file, and if said recipient computer requires a second related format;
d. converting said first directive file of said first specific format to a second directive file of said second related format compatible with said receiving computer-based device;
e. receiving said second directive file of second related format, compatible with said receiving computer-based device, from said storage device to said receiving computer-based device, and said second directive file of second related format comprising of application settings, files, and other data is installed on said receiving computer-based device such that said receiving device has a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said stored profile.
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Abstract
A first group of application settings, files and other data, of a first specific format, is converted and transferred to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with the first group. First, a communication link is established between a first computer-based device and the web site. Next, the first computer-based device is scanned, via the web site, to determine the information contained on the first computer-based device. The user then selects which of the scanned information is to be uploaded from the first computer-based device onto the web site for temporary storage. Finally, the selected information is transferred from the first computer-based device onto the web site for temporary storage. Once retrieval of the temporarily stored information is desired, the user establishes a communication link between a second computer-based device and the web site. The second computer-based device is scanned, via the web site, to determine the information contained on the second computer-based device. The temporarily stored information, from the first computer-based device on the web site, is then displayed to the user and the user selects which of this temporary information, from the first computer-based device, is to be downloaded from the web site onto the second computer-based device. The selected information is finally formatted by a format management module and downloaded from the website onto the second computer-based device.
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51 Claims
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1. A format management method for transferring and converting, over a network, a profile of a first specific format, to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said profile, said method comprising:
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a. downloading a software module onto said receiving computer-based device;
b. identifying via said software module a first directive file, comprising a profile of a first specific format, located on a remote storage device, said first profile comprising application settings, files, and other data;
c. checking if said recipient computer'"'"'s platform supports said first specific format associated with said first directive file, and if said recipient computer requires a second related format;
d. converting said first directive file of said first specific format to a second directive file of said second related format compatible with said receiving computer-based device;
e. receiving said second directive file of second related format, compatible with said receiving computer-based device, from said storage device to said receiving computer-based device, and said second directive file of second related format comprising of application settings, files, and other data is installed on said receiving computer-based device such that said receiving device has a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said stored profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A format management method for transferring and converting, over a network, a profile of a first specific format, to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said profile, said method comprising:
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a. downloading a software module onto a first computer-based device;
b. identifying, via said software module, a profile of a first specific format located on said first computer-based device, said profile comprising applications settings, files, and other data;
c. creating a first markup file comprising said identified profile;
d. transferring said first markup file onto a remote storage device;
e. downloading a software module onto a receiving computer-based system associated with a second specific format;
f. identifying, via said software module, said first directive file with said identified profile of said first specific format located on said remote storage device;
g. comparing said first specific format to said second specific format, and if said compared formats are different;
h. converting said first directive file of said first specific format to a second directive file of said second related format compatible with said receiving computer-based device;
i. transferring said second directive profile to said receiving computer-based device, and j. installing said second directive file on said receiving computer-based device such that said receiving device has a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said first computer-based device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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19. A format management system for converting and transferring, over a network, a profile of a first specific format, comprising computer-based settings, files, and other data, to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with the first profile, said system comprising:
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a. a network server, said network server operatively connect to one or more remote computer-based devices, said network server receiving at least one request for a specific profile from said one or more remote computer-based devices;
b. a software module, operable with said network server, determining a format of said at least one requestor;
c. a first set of one or more mark-up based directive(s), located in said network server, said directive(s) associated with said specific profile;
d. a format management module converting said first set of directives to a format compatible with said determined format, and said software module parsing said converted directives and installing said settings, files, and other data to provide a new operating environment for the receiving computer-based device.
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28. A format management method for transferring and converting, over a network, a profile of a first specific format, to a related format with respect to a computer-based device requesting said profile, so that the requesting computer-based device will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said profile, said method comprising:
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a. receiving a request for a profile comprising settings, files, and other data from a computer-based device;
b. identifying a format compatible with said requesting computer-based device;
c. extracting a first directive file representative of said identified format;
d. parsing said first directive file to extract markup data;
e. identifying a stylesheet corresponding to said identified format;
f. rendering said markup data with said stylesheet in said format compatible with said computer-based device;
g. transporting said rendered data to said requesting computer-based device, and h. parsing rendered data to extract said profile, and installing said settings, files, and other data in corresponding locations, such that the requesting computer-based device has a similar computing environment to that associated with said extracted first directive file.
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40. A format management method for transferring and converting, over a network, a profile comprising settings, files, and other data of a first specific format, to a related format with respect to a telephone requesting said profile, so that the requesting telephone will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with said profile, said method comprising:
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a. receiving a request for a profile comprising settings, files, and other data from a telephone;
b. identifying a format compatible with said requesting telephone;
c. extracting a first directive file representative of said identified format compatible with said requesting telephone;
d. parsing said first directive file to extract markup data;
e. identifying a stylesheet corresponding to said identified format;
f. rendering said markup data with said stylesheet in said format compatible with said telephone;
g. transporting said rendered data to said requesting telephone, and h. parsing rendered data to extract said profile, and installing said settings, files, and other data in corresponding locations, such that said requesting telephone has a similar computing environment to that associated with said extracted first directive file. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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