PERSONALIZATION OF SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for configuring an electronic device, comprising:
- in an administrative electronic device, performing operations for;
receiving an indication that an electronic device that is presently checked out to a user is to be checked in;
requesting a backup file with information from the electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out;
receiving the backup file from the electronic device; and
restoring the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state.
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Abstract
The described embodiments include an electronic device that performs configuration operations. During operation, an administrative electronic device receives an indication that an electronic device that is presently checked out to a user is to be checked in. The administrative electronic device then requests a backup file with information from the electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out. Next, the administrative electronic device receives the backup file from the electronic device. The administrative electronic device then restores the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state.
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1. A method for configuring an electronic device, comprising:
in an administrative electronic device, performing operations for; receiving an indication that an electronic device that is presently checked out to a user is to be checked in; requesting a backup file with information from the electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out; receiving the backup file from the electronic device; and restoring the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An administrative electronic device, comprising:
a processing subsystem in the administrative electronic device that is configured to perform operations for; receiving an indication that an electronic device that is presently checked out to a user is to be checked in; requesting a backup file with information from the electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out; receiving the backup file from the electronic device; and restoring the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by an administrative electronic device with computing capabilities, cause the administrative electronic device to perform a method for configuring an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving an indication that an electronic device that is presently checked out to a user is to be checked in; requesting a backup file with information from the electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out; receiving the backup file from the electronic device; and restoring the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electronic device, comprising:
a processing subsystem in the electronic device that is configured to perform operations for; sending an indication to an administrative electronic device that the electronic device, which is presently checked out to a user, is to be checked in; receiving a request for a backup file with information from the electronic device from the administrative electronic device, wherein the information comprises information about one or more changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out; sending the backup file to the administrative electronic device; and receiving commands from the administrative electronic device that restore the electronic device to an initial state, wherein, in the initial state, changes made to the electronic device since the electronic device was checked out are reversed to return the electronic device to the initial state. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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