ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STORAGE OF DATA

• US 20090282351A1
• Filed: 05/07/2009
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: WIKKERINK, Earl, GROUX, Brian, RUNSTEDLER, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,285,675 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A method of managing storage of data at an electronic device includes provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device, and updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of managing storage of address book data records at an electronic device, the method comprising:

provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device;

providing an option to merge the address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account; and

updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device in response to receipt of a selection of the option to merge.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein provisioning the new PIM service account comprises receiving service data for the new PIM service account.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein provisioning the new PIM service account comprises creating a PIM service record for the new PIM service account.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining if further address book data records are stored at the new PIM service account and, if so, storing the further address book data records from the new PIM service account in association with the new PIM service account at the electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 4, comprising assigning a respective device record unique identification to each of the further address book data records from the new PIM service account prior to storing at the electronic device.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising storing a mapping of each the service record unique identification to a respective device record unique identification.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing the address book data records in association with the new PIM service account.

8. The method according to claim 7, comprising storing a mapping of a service record unique identification to the respective device record unique identification for each of the address book data records.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing the address book data records with a new PIM service account identifier.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing each of the address book data records with a respective device record unique identification.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing each of the address book data records with a respective service record unique identification.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a memory unit for storage of data;

a display device for displaying the data in a graphical user interface;

an input device for interaction with the graphical user interface; and

a processor connected to the memory, the display device and the input device, for execution of an application for provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device, providing an option to merge the address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account; and

updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device in response to receipt of a selection of the option to merge.

13. A method of managing storage of address book data records at an electronic device, the method comprising:

provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device; and

automatically updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device in response to provisioning the new PIM service account.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein provisioning the new PIM service account comprises receiving service data for the new PIM service account.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein provisioning the new PIM service account comprises creating a PIM service record for the new PIM service account.

16. The method according to claim 13, comprising determining if further address book data records are stored at the new PIM service account and, if so, storing the further address book data records from the new PIM service account in association with the new PIM service account at the electronic device.

17. The method according to claim 16, comprising assigning a respective device record unique identification to each of the further address book data records from the new PIM service account prior to storing at the electronic device.

18. The method according to claim 17, comprising storing a mapping of each the service record unique identification to a respective device record unique identification.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing the address book data records in association with the new PIM service account.

20. The method according to claim 19, comprising storing a mapping of a service record unique identification to the respective device record unique identification for each of the address book data records.

21. The method according to claim 13, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing the address book data records with a new PIM service account identifier.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing each of the address book data records with a respective device record unique identification.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein updating address book data records comprises storing each of the address book data records with a respective service record unique identification.

24. An electronic device comprising:

a memory unit for storage of data;

a display device for displaying the data in a graphical user interface;

an input device for interaction with the graphical user interface; and

a processor connected to the memory, the display device and the input device, for execution of an application for provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device, and automatically updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device in response to provisioning the new PIM service account.