METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING PERSONALIZED COMPUTING DEVICE SETTING INFORMATION AND USER SESSION INFORMATION TO ENABLE A USER TO TRANSPORT SUCH SETTINGS BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES
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Abstract
An external data storage device and program are provided to enable computing device users to transfer personalized interface settings from one computing device to another, so that the user will have a desired and familiar computing device interface no matter what computing device is used. Additionally, the external data storage device and software allow for the user to automatically open files and applications which were opened at the end of a prior sessions, so that the user can continue working from where he/she left off at the end of the prior session.
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29 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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6. A method of enabling a user of a computing device to transport session information from one computing device to another, the method comprising:
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connecting an external storage device to a computing device having a local storage media;
the external storage device containing session information and personalized application characteristics, said session information including the user'"'"'s files, a list of the files remaining opened at the end of the prior session, and a list of applications expected and previously used by the user;
retrieving said session information from said external storage device;
implementing said personalized application characteristics;
enabling said computing device user to open at least one of said files on said list of files remaining opened upon initiation of a new user session;
retrieving personalized setting information which had been previously stored on said external storage device, said personalized setting information including one or more of the following;
computing device display background settings, computing device display color preferences, icons and location of the icons on a computing device display, audio settings within the computing device, volume setting, computing device display font settings, computing device printing preferences, and a list of applications found installed on the computing device to which the user has access;
comparing the list of applications found installed on the computing device to the list of applications expected to be found on the computing device and notifying the user of any expected applications which are not found on the computing device; and
implementing the personalized settings on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, 29)
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9. A method of enabling a user of a computing device to transport personalized computing device settings from one computing device to another, the method comprising:
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connecting a computing device to an external storage device on which is stored personalized computing device setting information has been stored;
said personalized setting information including one or more of the following;
computing device display background settings, computing device display color preferences, icons and location of the icons on a computing device display, audio settings within the computing device, volume setting, computing device display font settings, computing device printing preferences, and a list of applications expected to be found installed on the computing device;
retrieving personalized setting information which had been previously stored on said external storage device;
implementing the personalized settings on the computing device;
determining if any of the applications expected to be found on the computing device are absent; and
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notifying the user of any applications expected to be found on the computing device which are missing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 27)
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14. (canceled).
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19. A software program embodied in a machine readable media and being capable of being operated on a computing device, the computing device comprising a display, a storage device, an input device, and a memory device;
- the software program being operable to adjust the settings of the computing device and to make available to the user files from a prior session at a different computing device, the program comprising;
means for retrieving personalized setting information which had been previously stored on a storage device removably connectable to the computing device of a current session, said personalized setting information including one or more of the following;
computing device display background settings, computing device display color preferences, icons and location of the icons on the computing device display, audio settings, volume settings, computing device display font settings, printing preferences, and a list of applications installed on the computing device to which the user has access;
means for retrieving session information of a prior session from the external storage device, said prior session information including the user'"'"'s files, and a list of the files remaining opened at the end of the Prior session means for implementing said personalized computing device settings;
means for allowing administrative access to said storage device to enable an administrator to access, alter and/or erase data, including a user'"'"'s personalized setting information and passwords, on the storage device; and
means for marking selected files on said computing device or on a network to which said computing device is connected as being ‘
checked out’
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- the software program being operable to adjust the settings of the computing device and to make available to the user files from a prior session at a different computing device, the program comprising;
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