Restoring of data to mobile computing device

• US 8,583,602 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2008
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Welingkar, Bharat, Nair, Jiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Rashid, Harunur
• Application Number:
  US12/134,156
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,986 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 707/654, 707/640
• US Class Current: 707/654
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

A mobile computing device comprises a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a remote server, a memory; and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured in a restore operation to receive first data from the remote server, to receive a source indicator for second data from the remote server, wherein the first data and second data represent data previously stored in the memory of the mobile computing device or in a memory of another mobile computing device, and to send a request for the second data based on the source indicator using the wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising:

a wireless transceiver to communicate with a remote server;

a memory; and

a processing circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, the processing circuit to perform a restore operation by;

a) receiving first data from the remote server, the first data including user account information for accessing second data, the second data comprising at least a downloadable application;

b) identifying, from the received first data, one or more source indicators for the second data from the remote server, the one or more source indicators comprising a resource locator, wherein the first data and second data represent data previously stored in the memory of the mobile computing device or in a memory of another mobile computing device;

c) identifying, from the received first data, user account information to receive the second data from one or more sources corresponding to the one or more source indicators, the user account information including at least one of a user name or password used to have access to the one or more sources;

d) providing a prompt, on a display of the mobile computing device, to receive a user selection specifying an order in which the second data is to be downloaded; and

e) sending one or more requests, according to the user selection, for the second data using the one or more source indicators, the one or more requests being sent via the wireless transceiver in order to download the second data using the identified user account information;

wherein the processing circuit enables a user to access the first data for use with an application on the mobile computing device prior to or during downloading the second data.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first data and the one or more source indicators are received in one or more database files.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit downloads the second data from a second remote server different than the remote server.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the second data comprises at least one of contact data or calendar data, and wherein the contact data or calendar data is downloaded from the second remote server.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the processing circuit downloads the second data using a synchronization operation.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 3, wherein the second remote server is an application server storing a plurality of applications.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a display, and wherein the processing circuit, during the restore operation, displays a notification relating to the downloading of the second data.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the resource locator comprises one of a uniform resource locator (URL), an internet protocol address, or a name of a service.

9. A method of downloading data on a mobile computing device, comprising:

downloading a database from a remote server via a wireless transceiver during a restore operation, wherein the database comprises first data previously stored on at least one of the mobile computing device or a second mobile computing device, the first data including user account information for accessing second data, the second data comprising at least a downloadable application;

identifying, from the downloaded database, one or more source indicators for the second data without requiring user input, the one or more source indicators comprising a resource locator, wherein the second data represents data that was previously stored on the at least one of the mobile computing device or the second mobile computing device;

identifying, from the downloaded database, user account information to receive the second data from one or more sources corresponding to the one or more source indicators, the user account information including at least one of a user name or password used to have access to the one or more sources;

providing a prompt, on a display of the mobile computing device, to receive a user selection specifying an order in which the second data is to be downloaded; and

using the one or more source indicators and the identified user account information, downloading the second data during the restore operation from the one or more sources according to the user selection, wherein a user of the mobile computing device is provided access to the first data for use with an application on the mobile computing device prior to or during downloading the second data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second data is downloaded from a second remote server different than the remote server.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second data comprises at least one of contact data or calendar data, and wherein the contact data or calendar data is downloaded from the second remote server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein downloading the second data comprises synchronizing the second data with data on the mobile computing device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the second remote server is an application server storing a plurality of applications.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device, a notification relating to the downloading of the second data.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the resource locator comprises one of a uniform resource locator (URL), an internet protocol address, or a name of a service.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

download a database from a remote server via a wireless transceiver during a restore operation, wherein the database comprises first data previously stored on at least one of a mobile computing device or a second mobile computing device of a user, the first data including user account information for accessing second data, the second data comprising at least a downloadable application;

identify, from the downloaded database, one or more source indicators for the second data without requiring user input, the one or more source indicators comprising a resource locator, wherein the second data represents data that was previously stored on the at least one of the mobile computing device or the second mobile computing device;

identify, from the downloaded database, user account information to receive the second data from one or more sources corresponding to the one or more source indicators, the user account information including at least one of a user name or password used to have access to the one or more sources;

provide a prompt, on a display of the mobile computing device, to receive a user selection specifying an order in which the second data is to be downloaded; and

use the one or more source indicators and the identified user account information to download the second data during the restore operation from the one or more sources according to the user selection, wherein a user of the mobile computing device is provided access to the first data for use with an application on the mobile computing device prior to or during downloading the second data.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the second data is downloaded from a second remote server different than the remote server.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second remote server is an application server storing a plurality of applications.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to display, on a display of the mobile computing device, a notification relating to the downloading of the second data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the resource locator comprises one of a uniform resource locator (URL), an internet protocol address, or a name of a service.