System and Method for Maintaining on a Handheld Electronic Device Information That Is Substantially Current and Is Readily Available to a User
First Claim
1. A method of managing data on an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving on the electronic device a first signal representative of at least a portion of a first set of data;
storing on the electronic device a second set of data derived from the first signal;
responsive to a predetermined event;
altering at least a portion of the first set of data to form an updated first set of data;
receiving on the electronic device a second signal representative of at least a portion of the updated first set of data;
storing on the electronic device an updated second set of data derived from the second signal; and
employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the updated first set of data and the updated second set of data to comply with the profile.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for managing data on a handheld electronic device includes a server that periodically pushes data to a particular handheld electronic device, with the data being stored on the handheld electronic device by way of a routine running in the background whereby such reception and storage is generally transparent to a user. The data can be any type of data and may be data that is desired by the user or that fits a profile or preference of the user. The profile can, for instance, be predetermined and/or can be customized by the user and/or can reflect a preference of the user. The data pushed to the handheld electronic device can also be related in some fashion to a geographic disposition of the handheld electronic device. Such pushing of data and storage is managed by a routine running in the background of the handheld electronic device. The routine enables current data to be maintained on the handheld electronic device for ready access by a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing data on an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving on the electronic device a first signal representative of at least a portion of a first set of data; storing on the electronic device a second set of data derived from the first signal; responsive to a predetermined event; altering at least a portion of the first set of data to form an updated first set of data; receiving on the electronic device a second signal representative of at least a portion of the updated first set of data; storing on the electronic device an updated second set of data derived from the second signal; and employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the updated first set of data and the updated second set of data to comply with the profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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an input apparatus; an output apparatus; and a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein one or more routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising; receiving on the electronic device a first signal representative of at least a portion of a first set of data; storing on the electronic device a second set of data derived from the first signal; responsive to a predetermined event; altering at least a portion of the first set of data to form an updated first set of data; receiving on the electronic device a second signal representative of at least a portion of the updated first set of data; storing on the electronic device an updated second set of data derived from the second signal; and employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the updated first set of data and the updated second set of data to comply with the profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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