Electronic device and method for managing storage of data
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1. A method of managing storage of address book data records at an electronic device, the method comprising:
- provisioning, at the electronic device, a new Personal Information Manager (PIM) service account including address book functionality on the electronic device;
providing an option, at the electronic device, to merge the address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account;
in response to receipt, at the electronic device, of the option to merge;
updating, at the electronic device, address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device; and
sending, from the electronic device, the updated address book data records for storage at the PIM service account thereby merging the address book data records stored only at the electronic device with address book data records at the new PIM service account.
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Abstract
A method of managing storage of data at an electronic device includes provisioning a new PIM service account including address book functionality on the electronic device, and updating address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device.
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1. A method of managing storage of address book data records at an electronic device, the method comprising:
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provisioning, at the electronic device, a new Personal Information Manager (PIM) service account including address book functionality on the electronic device; providing an option, at the electronic device, to merge the address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account; in response to receipt, at the electronic device, of the option to merge; updating, at the electronic device, address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device; and sending, from the electronic device, the updated address book data records for storage at the PIM service account thereby merging the address book data records stored only at the electronic device with address book data records at the new PIM service account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a memory unit for storage of data; a display device for displaying the data in a graphical user interface; an input device for interaction with the graphical user interface; and a processor connected to the memory, the display device and the input device, for execution of an application for provisioning, at the electronic device, a new Personal Information Manager (PIM) service account including address book functionality on the electronic device, providing, at the electronic device, an option to merge the address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account;
in response to receipt of a selection of the option to merge at the electronic device, updating, at the electronic device, address book data records stored on the electronic device and not associated with another PIM service account to associate the address book data records with the new PIM service account provisioned on the electronic device, and sending, from the electronic device, the updated address book data records for storage at the PIM service account thereby merging the address book data records previously stored only at the electronic device with address book data records at the new PIM service account. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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