Retrieving data wirelessly from a mobile device

• US 8,880,036 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2008
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ibrahim, Wael M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hua, Quan M
• Application Number:
  US12/206,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20100062744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,248 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A system comprises a processing device including a storage device. The system further comprises a wireless mobile device (“WMD”) in wireless communication with the processing device. The processing device registers the WMD and stores the registration in the system memory, receives a request for retrieval of data located in the WMD, authenticates the request based on the registration, and retrieves the data wirelessly based on the authentication.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a server processing device, including a storage device, configured to wirelessly communicate with a first wireless mobile device (“

WMD”

) and to wirelessly communicate with a second WMD separate from the first WMD and in wireless communication with both the server processing device and the first WMD;

wherein the server processing device is configured to;

register the first WMD and store the registration in the storage device;

receive a request wirelessly, from the second WMD, for retrieval of data located in the first WMD;

authenticate the request based on the registration;

authorize retrieval of the data wirelessly based on the authentication;

send a request signal to the first WMD over a control channel in response to the authorization to facilitate the retrieval of data;

responsive to the request signal, establish by the first WMD a direct communication channel with the second WMD; and

send the data, based on a preference setting, by the first WMD to the second WMD over the established communication channel, wherein the sending is independent of any user input and operational mode for the first WMD.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first WMD comprises a device selected from the group consisting of cellular phone and personal digital assistant.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data is retrieved despite the first WMD being inoperable by any user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing device synchronizes backup data with the first WMD.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein, when the server processing device receives the request, the data is located only in the first WMD.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data in the first WMD is protected by a Trusted Platform Module (“

TPM”

).

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first WMD stores power dedicated to facilitate remote retrieval of the data.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein:

an operation is performed on the data located in the first WMD, the operation selected from a group consisting of copy, delete, and move; and

wherein the server processing device receives confirmation of success of the operation.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the data comprises an address book.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the owner specifies a type of data to be retrieved.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the data comprise phone settings.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a system memory coupled to the processor;

a first wireless mobile device (“

WMD”

); and

a second WMD not comprising the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

register the first WMD and store the registration in the system memory;

receive a request wirelessly, from the second WMD, for retrieval of data located in the first WMD;

authenticate the request based on the registration;

authorize retrieval of the data wirelessly based on the authentication;

send a request signal to the first WMD over a control channel in response to the authorization to facilitate the retrieval of data;

responsive the request signal, establish by the first WMD a direct communication channel with the second WMD;

send the data, based on a preference setting, by the first WMD to the second WMD over the established communication channel, wherein the sending is independent of any user input and operational mode for the first WMD.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data is retrieved despite the first WMD being inoperable by any user.

11. A method, comprising:

at a server device, registering a first wireless mobile device (“

WMD”

) and storing the registration;

receiving a request wirelessly from a second WMD for retrieval of data located in the WMD, wherein the second WMD is distinct from the first WMD;

authenticating the request based on the registration;

authorizing retrieval of the data wirelessly directly from the first WMD;

sending a request signal to the first WMD over a control channel in response to the authorization to facilitate the retrieval of data;

responsive the request signal, establishing by the first WMD a direct communication channel with the second WMD; and

sending the data, based on a preference setting, by the first WMD to the second WMD over the established communication channel, wherein the sending is independent of any user input and operational mode for the first WMD.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first WMD is inoperable by any user.