System and method for maintaining on a handheld electronic device information that is substantially current and is readily available to a user
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving at an electronic device an altered set of data produced by altering at least a portion of a set of data previously stored at the electronic device, the altered set of data received in response to a predetermined event; and
employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the set of data and the altered set of data to comply with the profile.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing data on a handheld electronic device is provided. A server periodically pushes data to a particular handheld electronic device, the data being stored on the handheld electronic device via a routine running in the background, such reception and storage being generally transparent to a user. The data can include data is desired by the user or that fits a profile or preference of the user. The profile can be predetermined and/or customized by the user and/or reflect a preference of the user. The data pushed to the handheld electronic device can also be related to a geographic disposition of the handheld electronic device. Such pushing of data and storage is managed by a routine running in the background of the handheld electronic device. The routine enables current data to be maintained on the handheld electronic device for ready access by a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at an electronic device an altered set of data produced by altering at least a portion of a set of data previously stored at the electronic device, the altered set of data received in response to a predetermined event; and employing a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the set of data and the altered set of data to comply with the profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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an input apparatus; an output apparatus; and a processor enabled to; receive an altered set of data produced by altering at least a portion of a set of data previously stored at the electronic device, the altered set of data received in response to predetermined event; and employ a profile associated with the electronic device to configure at least one of the set of data and the altered set of data to comply with the profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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