Wireless telephone data backup system
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1. A method implemented by a processing device on a wireless telephone for backing up personal information stored in the telephone, comprising:
- presenting a back-up system user account set-up interface on a user interface on the phone, the set-up interface enabling establishment of a back-up service account;
presenting a backup scheduling interface to the user interface on the phone, the backup scheduling interface accepting user input on a backup schedule; and
presenting a restore information interface on the user interface on the phone, the restore interface enabling a user to retrieve backup information to a data store on the phone.
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Abstract
A system for backing up data on a wireless telephone having a data store containing a user'"'"'s personal information. A method and application are provided.
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85 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a processing device on a wireless telephone for backing up personal information stored in the telephone, comprising:
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presenting a back-up system user account set-up interface on a user interface on the phone, the set-up interface enabling establishment of a back-up service account; presenting a backup scheduling interface to the user interface on the phone, the backup scheduling interface accepting user input on a backup schedule; and presenting a restore information interface on the user interface on the phone, the restore interface enabling a user to retrieve backup information to a data store on the phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81)
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20. A method for storing personal information in a wireless telephone in a backup storage database, comprising:
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providing a phone agent including instructions operable by a processor in the phone to implement an automated phone data transmission method capable of regularly transmitting changes to a backup store via a communications link, and a restore method retrieving backup information to a data store on the phone, the agent including a backup service sign-up interface, a backup method scheduling interface and a restore interface calling the restore method, all provided to a user interface on the phone; and responsive to user entry at the restore interface of said agent, providing changes from the backup store to the wireless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method implemented on a wireless telephone for maintaining personal information in the wireless telephone, comprising:
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presenting a back-up system user account set-up interface on a user interface on the phone; establishing a user account via the back-up system user account set-up interface, the user account identifying the user by an unique designation; and transmitting phone data to a backup store via a wireless network at regular intervals scheduled by the user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method implemented by a processor on a wireless telephone, comprising:
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an automated backup process transmitting changes to the backup system at user defined intervals; and a restore process activated by a user via a restore interface provided to the user by the application on the phone, to restore information stored on the backup system to the phone. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An application for storing personal information in a wireless telephone having a user interface and having a data store to a backup system, comprising:
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an automated user account creation method initiated by the user via the user interface on the wireless telephone, the creation method accessing the backup system using a unique identifier for the user to create a user account on the backup system; an automated backup method transmitting changes to the backup system at user defined intervals; and a restore method called by the user through a restore interface presented on the user interface of the phone, the restore method providing user data to a phone. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied on said processor readable storage devices, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method comprising the steps of:
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presenting a backup scheduling interface to a user interface on a wireless phone, the backup scheduling interface accepting user input on a backup schedule; transmitting an initial set of phone data to a backup system; and transmitting changes to the phone data at an interval defined by the user via the user interface to the backup system; and presenting a restore information interface on the user interface on the phone, the restore interface enabling the user to retrieve the phone data and changes to the phone data to a data store on the phone. - View Dependent Claims (62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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63. (canceled)
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70. A user-controlled, wireless backup system for backing up of a phone data store in a wireless, mobile phone comprising:
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a server for authenticating the phone and for containing the backup data store; and a set of personal information stored in the phone data store identified with a user identifier and a phone identifier, wherein the phone is used to; select the set of personal information in the phone data store to be backed up to a backup data store, schedule an initiation of a backup of the backup data store, and transmit the set of personal information from the phone to the backup data store in accordance with the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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82. A method of backing up a plurality of data types each with a plurality of entries stored in a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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a. using the wireless communication device to form a backup account at a server; b. using the wireless communication device to selectively cause a wireless backup of predetermined data types in the wireless communication device onto a central data store; and c. using the wireless communication device to restore data to the wireless communication device by pulling data to the wireless communication device from the central data store.
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83. A method of backing up to a backup account at a server a plurality of data types each with a plurality of entries stored in a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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a. using the wireless communication device to selectively cause a wireless backup of predetermined data types in the wireless communication device onto a central data store wherein the wireless communication device pushes the data to the server; and b. using the wireless communication device to restore data to the wireless communication device by pulling data to the wireless communication device from the central data store.
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84. A method of user-controlled wireless backing up of a data store in a wireless communication device to comprising the steps of:
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a. authenticating the wireless communications device; b. using the wireless communication device to select data in the wireless communication device data store to be backed up to a backup data store; c. using the wireless communication device to schedule an initiation of a backup of the backup data store; and d. transmitting the data from the wireless communication device to the backup data store in accordance with the schedule.
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85. A method implemented by a processing device on a wireless telephone for backing up personal information stored in the telephone, comprising:
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presenting a back-up system user account set-up interface on a user interface on the phone, the set-up interface enabling establishment of a back-up service account; presenting a backup scheduling interface to the user interface on the phone, the backup scheduling interface accepting user input on a backup schedule; and presenting a restore information interface on the user interface on the phone, the restore interface enabling a user to restore backup information to a data store on the phone, wherein an identity of the phone is first determined and if the identity of the phone is determined to be the same as the phone used to generate the back-up service account, the backup information restored is from a backup data store on a server and if the identity of the phone is determined to be different than the phone used to generate the back-up service account, the backup information is restored from the backup data store on the server and the phone used to generate the back-up service account.
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