DOWNLOAD, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE

• US 20060190470A1
• Filed: 02/17/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter A. Lemnotis
• Original Assignee: Peter A. Lemnotis
• Inventors: Lemnotis, Peter A.
• Application Number:
  US11/307,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20060190470A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation

Abstract

A self-contained inventive device capable of downloading and storing data from a personal information manager. The inventive device further comprises a feature that allows the data to be uploaded to either the same personal information manager from which the data was downloaded or to an entirely different personal information manager, wherein the different personal information manager may or may not be compatible with the original personal information manager. Furthermore, the inventive device comprises an operator input element whereby a user may input data directly into the inventive device. Such input data may then be uploaded to a personal information manager. Additionally, individual datum may be selectively removed from the inventive device such that that particular datum will not be uploaded to a personal information manager.

Claims

1. A method for handling data comprising:

inputting data into a device;

indefinitely storing the data on the device;

selecting the data to be transferred to a first personal information manager; and

uploading and transferring the selected data from the device to a first personal information manager, wherein the device is a self-contained unit comprising;

a central processing unit in communication with an operating system, and software and hardware specifically designed to receive, store, and upload data to a variety of the same or different personal information managers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the data is accomplished by a user interface located on the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein inputting data into the device comprises downloading the data from a second personal information manger.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein inputting data into the device comprises use of an operator input element located on the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein indefinitely storing the data on the device includes storing the data in a read only memory located on the device or on a memory card readable by the device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising editing or otherwise modifying the data prior to uploading the data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the editing occurs via a user interface located on the device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the editing occurs via an operator input element located on the device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising securing the transfer of data to and from the device as accomplished by software and/or hardware located on the device.

10. A method for handling data comprising:

inputting data into a device;

indefinitely storing the data on the device; and

uploading the data from the device to a first personal information manager, wherein the device comprises;

a means for downloading data from a first personal information manager;

a means for storing the data on the device; and

a means for uploading the data from the device and storing the data on the first personal information manager or on a second personal information manager.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the device further comprise a means for securing the transfer of data from the first personal information manager to the device and from the device to the second personal manager.