DEVICE MIGRATION

• US 20140229592A1
• Filed: 04/28/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Baribault, Gregory, Morris, Larry A., Miller, John Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,426,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

Personalization data such as settings and/or state is migrated across devices including mobile phones. Device personalizations are pushed to a cloud service or other mechanism for backup and subsequent transmission to other devices. The personalization data can later be employed to configure one or more other devices in the same manner as a first device.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates transmission of device personalizations, comprising:

a data store comprising memory;

a first component that provisions device personalizations from a primary device to a cloud service; and

a second component that transmits the personalizations to an alternate device.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a translation component that translates the personalizations from a first proprietary form to a second.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a normalization component that transforms the personalizations to a standard form.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interface component for uploading and/or downloading the personalizations to and/or from the cloud service.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a configuration component that configures the alternate device in accordance with the personalizations.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an identity component that partitions personalizations as a function of multiple identities and/or personas associated with an individual user.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a cache component that transmits personalizations to the alternate device as a function of available resources, network connectivity, and/or device capability.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a monitor component that monitors primary device availability and facilitates transmission to the alternate device where the primary device is unavailable.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the alternative device is owned by someone other than a user of the primary device.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one component that facilitates splitting the personalizations across multiple devices.

11. A method facilitating transmission of device personalizations, comprising:

acquiring setting and state information from a primary device; and

provisioning the information to an alternate device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising identifying a device use context and provisioning the information in accordance therewith.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising provisioning information in accordance with at least one persona.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising pushing the information to the alternate device as a function of device capability.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising pushing the information to the alternate device as a function of predicted availability.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising provisioning information across multiple devices.

17. A computer-readable storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing operations comprising:

acquiring setting and state information from a primary device; and

provisioning the information to an alternate device.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a device use context and provisioning the information in accordance therewith.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise provisioning information in accordance with at least one persona.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise pushing the information to the alternate device as a function of device capability.