Memory requirements for mobile terminals
First Claim
1. A method of storing electronic data in a system having a mobile terminal and a remote system, the mobile terminal and the remote system interacting with each other to exchange electronic data, the method comprising:
- transmitting from the remote system to the mobile terminal a notification including an identification of the amount of data to be downloaded;
determining at the mobile terminal when a risk of exceeding a data storage capacity of the mobile terminal exists;
uploading electronic data from the mobile terminal to the remote system in the event that such a determination is made, and storing the uploaded data at the remote system; and
subsequently downloading the previously uploaded data from the remote system to the mobile terminal in the event that the unloaded data is required by the mobile terminal or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal no longer exists.
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Abstract
A method of storing electronic data in a system having a mobile terminal (8) and a remote system (1), the mobile terminal (8) and the remote system (1) interacting with each other to exchange electronic data. In order to prevent data loss at the mobile terminal (8), data storage capacity and storage requirements are monitored at the mobile terminal (8). If a risk exists that the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal (8) is likely to be exceeded, electronic data from the mobile terminal (8) is uploaded to the remote system (1), and stored there. The previously uploaded data is subsequently downloaded from the remote system (1) to the mobile terminal (8) in the event that that data is required by the mobile terminal (8) or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal (8) no longer exists.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of storing electronic data in a system having a mobile terminal and a remote system, the mobile terminal and the remote system interacting with each other to exchange electronic data, the method comprising:
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transmitting from the remote system to the mobile terminal a notification including an identification of the amount of data to be downloaded;
determining at the mobile terminal when a risk of exceeding a data storage capacity of the mobile terminal exists;
uploading electronic data from the mobile terminal to the remote system in the event that such a determination is made, and storing the uploaded data at the remote system; and
subsequently downloading the previously uploaded data from the remote system to the mobile terminal in the event that the unloaded data is required by the mobile terminal or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal no longer exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. A method according to claim l, wherein the electronic data uploaded from the mobile terminal to the remote system includes application software, state information, or user data.
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9. Apparatus for storing electronic data in a system having a mobile terminal and a remote system, the mobile terminal and the remote system interacting with each other to exchange electronic data, the apparatus comprising:
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transmitting means at the remote system for transmitting to the mobile terminal a notification including an identification of the amount of data to be downloaded;
processing means at the mobile terminal for determining when a risk of exceeding a data storage capacity of the mobile terminal exists;
first data transfer means for uploading electronic data from the mobile terminal to the remote system in the event that such a determination is made;
memory means at the remote system for storing the uploaded data at the remote system; and
second data transfer means for subsequently downloading the previously uploaded data from the remote system to the mobile terminal in the event that the unloaded data is required by the mobile terminal or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal no longer exists.
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10. A mobile terminal arranged in use to interact with a remote system by way of the exchange of electronic data, the terminal comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a notification including an identification of the amount of data to be downloaded;
processing means for determining when a risk of exceeding a data storage capacity of the mobile terminal exists;
data transmission means for uploading electronic data from the mobile terminal to the remote system in the event that such a determination is made; and
data reception means for subsequently downloading the previously uploaded data from the remote system to the mobile terminal in the event that the uploaded data is required by the mobile terminal or a determination is made that the risk of exceeding the data storage capacity of the mobile terminal no longer exists.
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