Retrieving personal user information for storage in a device
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting a power-on of an apparatus that includes a display, the apparatus comprising at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a computer;
determining if a retrieval of personal user information from the apparatus is required by determining if an identity of a user of the apparatus has changed since a last power-on of the apparatus or if an application operated by the apparatus requires additional personal user information than is currently available on the apparatus, wherein said personal user information is required if no personal user information is stored in said apparatus at all or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is incomplete or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is no longer up to date; and
taking action to retrieve said personal user information if it has been decided that said retrieving is required, said method being for retrieving personal user information from said user of said apparatus, wherein personal user information retrieved from said user is stored in said apparatus.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for retrieving personal user information from a user of a device, wherein personal user information retrieved from said user is stored in the device, the method including automatically deciding if retrieving of the personal user information is required; and taking action to retrieve the personal user information if it has been decided that the retrieving is required. The invention further relates to a computer program, a computer program product, a device and a module for retrieving personal user information from a user of a device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a power-on of an apparatus that includes a display, the apparatus comprising at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a computer; determining if a retrieval of personal user information from the apparatus is required by determining if an identity of a user of the apparatus has changed since a last power-on of the apparatus or if an application operated by the apparatus requires additional personal user information than is currently available on the apparatus, wherein said personal user information is required if no personal user information is stored in said apparatus at all or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is incomplete or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is no longer up to date; and taking action to retrieve said personal user information if it has been decided that said retrieving is required, said method being for retrieving personal user information from said user of said apparatus, wherein personal user information retrieved from said user is stored in said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program configured to retrieve personal user information from a user of an apparatus, which includes a display, comprising at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a computer, wherein personal user information retrieved from said user is stored in said apparatus, said computer program comprising instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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automatically decide upon turning-on of said apparatus if retrieving of said personal user information is required by determining if an identify of the user has changed since a last turning-on of the apparatus or if an application operated by the apparatus requires additional personal user information that is currently available on the apparatus, wherein said personal user information is required if no personal user information is stored in said apparatus at all or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is incomplete or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is no longer up to date; and take action to retrieve said personal user information if it has been decided that said retrieving is required.
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus, which includes a display and comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a computer, at least to perform; automatically deciding upon turning-on of said apparatus if retrieving of personal user information is required by determining if an identity of a user of the apparatus has changed since a last turning-on of the apparatus or if an application operated by the apparatus requires additional personal user information than is currently available on the apparatus wherein said personal user information is required if no personal user information is stored in said apparatus at all or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is incomplete or if personal user information already stored in said apparatus is no longer up to date; and taking action to retrieve said personal user information if it has been decided that said retrieving is required, wherein said personal user information retrieved from said user is stored in said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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