System and Method for Transferring Personalization Information Among Computer Systems
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1. A computer implemented method for personalizing a computer system, said method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a portable storage device and a first computer;
retrieving personalization information from the first computer and storing it to the portable storage device;
establishing a connection between the portable storage device and a second computer;
suppressing display of local personalization information that would normally be displayed on said second computer if the portable storage device were not connected to said second computer;
retrieving the personalization information stored on the portable storage device and displaying the retrieved personalization information on the second computer in place of the suppressed local personalization information;
receiving, at said second computer, at least one modification to said personalization information displayed on said second computer and recording said modification onto the portable storage device;
terminating the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer and restoring the local personalization information on said second computer such that said least one modification made to the personalization information at the second computer is not detectable at the second computer once the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer system is terminated;
reestablishing said connection between the portable storage device and said first computer; and
synchronizing the personalization information on the portable storage device with the personalization information on the first computer such that said at least one modification recorded to the portable storage device at the second computer is persisted to said first computer.
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Abstract
A system and method transfers personalization information to a portable storage device from a first computer system, and then adds personalization information to a second computer system from the portable storage device.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for personalizing a computer system, said method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a portable storage device and a first computer;
retrieving personalization information from the first computer and storing it to the portable storage device;
establishing a connection between the portable storage device and a second computer;
suppressing display of local personalization information that would normally be displayed on said second computer if the portable storage device were not connected to said second computer;
retrieving the personalization information stored on the portable storage device and displaying the retrieved personalization information on the second computer in place of the suppressed local personalization information;
receiving, at said second computer, at least one modification to said personalization information displayed on said second computer and recording said modification onto the portable storage device;
terminating the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer and restoring the local personalization information on said second computer such that said least one modification made to the personalization information at the second computer is not detectable at the second computer once the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer system is terminated;
reestablishing said connection between the portable storage device and said first computer; and
synchronizing the personalization information on the portable storage device with the personalization information on the first computer such that said at least one modification recorded to the portable storage device at the second computer is persisted to said first computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method for personalizing a computer system, said method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a portable storage device and a first computer;
retrieving personalization information from the first computer and storing it to the portable storage device;
establishing a connection between the portable storage device and a second computer;
suppressing display of local personalization information that would normally be displayed on said second computer if the portable storage device were not connected to said second computer;
retrieving the personalization information stored on the portable storage device and displaying the retrieved personalization information on the second computer in place of the suppressed local personalization information;
receiving, at said second computer, at least one change to said personalization information displayed on said second computer and recording said change on the portable storage device; and
terminating the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer and restoring the local personalization information on said second computer such that said least one change made to the personalization information at the second computer is not detectable at the second computer once the connection between said portable storage device and said second computer system is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for synchronizing a computer with a portable storage device, said method comprising:
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transferring personalization information from a first computer system to the portable storage device;
personalizing a second computer system with the personalization information retrieved from said portable storage device;
receiving, on the second computer, one or more modifications to the personalization information and persisting said one or more modifications onto said portable storage device; and
synchronizing the first computer system with the portable storage device such that the one or more modifications to the personalization information received at the second computer system are recorded to locations on said first computer from which said personalization information was first retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer implemented method for personalizing a computer system, said method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a portable storage device and a first computer;
synchronizing personalization information between said first computer and said portable storage device such that at least one file stored on the portable storage device or on the first computer is updated in order to reflect a latest version of said file between the portable storage device and the first computer;
establishing a second connection between said portable storage device and a second computer; and
personalizing said second computer with the personalization information retrieved from said portable storage device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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