Method of minimizing the quantity of information stored in a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method of managing information in a portable wireless device comprising:
- prompting the user to classify a user-selectable entry in local memory;
identifying at least one user-selectable entry stored in the local memory of the portable wireless device;
uploading the at least one user-selectable entry to a database in a remote server;
deleting the at least one user-selectable entry from the local memory of the portable telephone;
identifying a request for information that is in an entry that has been deleted and retrieving the deleted entry from the remote server to the phone in response to said identifying.
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Abstract
The present disclosure limits the quantity of information stored on wireless device. Some example devices are cellular telephones, Telematics units, voice of IP computers, and navigation equipment. On the basis of user provided guideline information, an improved program information manager (PIM) identifies those entries that need not be stored in the devices'"'"'s local memory, and uploads these entries to a remote server database. The information is then made available to the user for download on an “as-needed” basis. The most important entries are given priority for using limited local memory. Example wireless connections include satellite, a short range wireless (802.11, Bluetooth), or an infrared optical system.
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1. A method of managing information in a portable wireless device comprising:
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prompting the user to classify a user-selectable entry in local memory;
identifying at least one user-selectable entry stored in the local memory of the portable wireless device;
uploading the at least one user-selectable entry to a database in a remote server;
deleting the at least one user-selectable entry from the local memory of the portable telephone;
identifying a request for information that is in an entry that has been deleted and retrieving the deleted entry from the remote server to the phone in response to said identifying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising a machine-readable storage medium having executable instructions for minimizing the quantity of information stored in a local memory of a portable phone, the instructions enabling the machine to:
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prompting the user to classify a user-selectable entry in local memory;
identify at least one user-selectable entry presently stored in the local memory of the phone;
send the at least one user-selectable entry to a memory in a remote server;
delete the at least one user-selectable entry from local memory;
identify a phone user request for information in the at least one user-selectable temporary entry; and
download the at least one user-selectable temporary entry from the remote server to the phone in response to the phone user request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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