Memory information backup method and system for cell phone
First Claim
1. A backup system which backs up memory information in a cell phone to a terminal by transmitting/receiving electronic mail, wherein said terminal comprises instruction mail creating means for creating, as backup instruction mail, electronic mail having information for instructing to perform backup stored in a header portion, and backup means for analyzing the header portion of the received electronic mail, and when detecting that the mail is backup response mail from said cell phone, decoding a text of the received backup response mail and backing up the text, and said cell phone comprises response mail creating means for analyzing the header portion of the received electronic mail, creating, as backup response mail, electronic mail having a text in which the memory information in said cell phone is coded and written, when detecting that the mail is backup instruction mail from said terminal, and transmitting the mail to said terminal.
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Abstract
In a backup system which backs up memory information in a cell phone to a terminal by transmitting/receiving electronic mail, the terminal includes an instruction mail creating section and backup section. The instruction mail creating section creates, as backup instruction mail, electronic mail having information for instructing to perform backup stored in a header portion. The backup section analyzes the header portion of the received electronic mail. When detecting that the mail is backup response mail from the cell phone, the backup section decodes the text of the received backup response mail and backs up the text. The cell phone includes a response mail creating section which analyzes the header portion of the received electronic mail, creates, as backup response mail, electronic mail having a text in which the memory information in the cell phone is coded and written, when detecting that the mail is backup instruction mail from the terminal, and transmits the mail to the terminal. A backup method is also disclosed.
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1. A backup system which backs up memory information in a cell phone to a terminal by transmitting/receiving electronic mail, wherein
said terminal comprises instruction mail creating means for creating, as backup instruction mail, electronic mail having information for instructing to perform backup stored in a header portion, and backup means for analyzing the header portion of the received electronic mail, and when detecting that the mail is backup response mail from said cell phone, decoding a text of the received backup response mail and backing up the text, and said cell phone comprises response mail creating means for analyzing the header portion of the received electronic mail, creating, as backup response mail, electronic mail having a text in which the memory information in said cell phone is coded and written, when detecting that the mail is backup instruction mail from said terminal, and transmitting the mail to said terminal.
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9. A backup system which restores memory information in a cell phone from a terminal by transmitting/receiving electronic mail, wherein
said terminal comprises instruction mail creating means for creating, as restore instruction mail, electronic mail containing a header portion in which information for instructing to restore is stored and a mail text in which memory information to be restored is coded and written, and said cell phone comprises restore means for analyzing the header portion of the electronic mail when receiving the mail from said terminal, and when detecting that the mail is restore instruction mail, decoding and restoring a text of the restore instruction mail.
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10. A backup method of backing up memory information in a cell phone to a terminal by transmitting/receiving electronic mail, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting, as backup instruction mail from the terminal, electronic mail having a header portion in which information for instructing to perform backup is stored;
causing the cell phone to analyze the header portion of the electronic mail from the terminal;
when detecting that the mail is backup instruction mail, transmitting, from the cell phone to the terminal as backup response mail, electronic mail having a text in which memory information in the cell phone is coded and written;
causing the terminal to analyze the header portion of the electronic mail when receiving the electronic mail from the cell phone; and
when detecting that the mail is backup response mail, decoding and backing up the text of the electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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