Data backup system for portable telephone and method for backing up data for portable telephone
First Claim
1. A data back up system for a portable telephone (12) comprising a database center (16) provided outside for backing up data such as telephone numbers and so on set and stored in said portable telephone such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the like and a data backup unit (14) including a charging section (20) having a charging connection terminal to be connected to a charging terminal of said portable telephone to charge a battery (18) in said portable telephone, an information transmission interface part (24) to be connected to an external information instrument connection interface part (22) of said portable telephone and a data control section (26) to give a command to said portable telephone through said information transmission interface part to control said data set and stored in said portable telephone, said data control section characterized by giving said command to said portable telephone so that said data stored in said portable telephone are automatically transmitted to said database center while said portable telephone serves as a transmitter in association with a charging operation when said charging section starts to charge said battery in said portable telephone.
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Abstract
There is provided a data backup unit 14 having a charging connection terminal 24 to be connected to a charging terminal 22 of a portable telephone 12 and an information transmission connection terminal 24a to be connected to an external information instrument connection terminal 22a. The data backup unit 14 automatically reads through the information transmission connection terminal 24a the data including at least the control information stored in the portable telephone 12 and to be backed up in association with the charging operation when the portable telephone is put in the data backup unit 14 for charging it and automatically transmits the data through the communication modem or the like to the database center 16 in association with the reading process.
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26 Claims
- 1. A data back up system for a portable telephone (12) comprising a database center (16) provided outside for backing up data such as telephone numbers and so on set and stored in said portable telephone such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the like and a data backup unit (14) including a charging section (20) having a charging connection terminal to be connected to a charging terminal of said portable telephone to charge a battery (18) in said portable telephone, an information transmission interface part (24) to be connected to an external information instrument connection interface part (22) of said portable telephone and a data control section (26) to give a command to said portable telephone through said information transmission interface part to control said data set and stored in said portable telephone, said data control section characterized by giving said command to said portable telephone so that said data stored in said portable telephone are automatically transmitted to said database center while said portable telephone serves as a transmitter in association with a charging operation when said charging section starts to charge said battery in said portable telephone.
- 2. A data back up system for a portable telephone (12) comprising a database center (16) provided outside for backing up data such as telephone numbers and so on set and stored in said portable telephone such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the like and a data backup unit (14) to read from said portable telephone said data set and stored therein and transmit said data to said database center, said data backup unit including a charging section (20) having a charging connection terminal (30) to be connected to a charging terminal (28) of said portable telephone to charge a battery (18) in said portable telephone through said charging connection terminal, an information transmission interface part (24) to be connected to an external information instrument connection interface part (22) of said portable telephone, a data read section (48) to read from said portable telephone through said information transmission interface part said data set and stored in said portable telephone and an external communication section (50) to communicate at least with said database center, said data read section serving to automatically read from said portable telephone said data set and stored therein in association with a charging operation when said charging section starts to charge said battery in said portable telephone and said external communication section serving to transmit said data read by said data read section from said portable telephone to said database center.
- 14. A method of backing up data set and stored in a portable telephone (12) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone machine, a satellite cellular phone machine or the like, the method comprising the step of giving a command to said portable telephone so that said data set and stored in said portable telephone are automatically transmitted to a database center (16) while said portable telephone serves as a transmitter in association with a charging operation of said portable telephone which is carried out by a data backup unit (14) including a charging section (20) to charge a battery (18) in said portable telephone whereby said data set and stored in said portable telephone are stored in said database center for storing them.
- 15. A method of backing up data set and stored in a portable telephone (12) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone machine, a satellite cellular phone machine or the like, the method comprising the step of automatically reading said data set and stored in said portable telephone and transmitting said read data to a database center (16) by means of a data backup unit (14) including a charging section (20) to charge a battery (18) in said portable telephone in association with a charging operation of said portable telephone which is carried out by said data backup unit whereby said data set and stored in said portable telephone are stored in said database center for storing them.
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