Peer to peer secure synchronization between handheld devices
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1. A method performed at a user equipment, the method comprising:
- responsive to detecting a command to perform a swap operation, writing a unique value to a storage device of the user equipment and writing the unique value to a removable memory connected to the user equipment;
powering off the user equipment;
after powering on the user equipment and determining that the removable memory has been removed from the user equipment;
receiving a request from a requester, the request comprising a value, the value being obtained by the requester from the removable memory after the removable memory was removed from the user equipment;
after receiving the request;
determining if the value comprised in the request matches the unique value; and
when there is a match, transferring user data stored at the user equipment to the requester.
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Abstract
A method implemented in a user equipment (UE) comprising a processor. First information is stored to a removable memory connected to the UE and second information is stored to a non-volatile memory of the UE. The first information may be a unique value and may include additional information. A connection request based at least in part on the first information is received. A connection response based at least in part on the second information and the connection request is sent.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed at a user equipment, the method comprising:
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responsive to detecting a command to perform a swap operation, writing a unique value to a storage device of the user equipment and writing the unique value to a removable memory connected to the user equipment; powering off the user equipment; after powering on the user equipment and determining that the removable memory has been removed from the user equipment; receiving a request from a requester, the request comprising a value, the value being obtained by the requester from the removable memory after the removable memory was removed from the user equipment; after receiving the request; determining if the value comprised in the request matches the unique value; and when there is a match, transferring user data stored at the user equipment to the requester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A user equipment, comprising:
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a storage device; a removable memory connector; at least one processor in communication with the storage device and the removable memory connector, the at least one processor being configured to; in response to detecting a command to perform a swap operation, write a unique value to the storage device and write the unique value to a removable memory connected to the user equipment via the removable memory connector; power off the user equipment; after powering on the user equipment and determining that the removable memory has been removed from the removable memory connector; receive a request from a requester, the request comprising a value; after receiving the request; determine if the value comprised in the request matches the unique value; and when there is a match, transfer user data stored at the user equipment to the requester. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method performed at a receiving user equipment, the method comprising:
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detecting that a removable memory is connected to the receiving user equipment, the removable memory storing information comprising a unique value written to the removable memory by a sending user equipment while the removable memory was connected to the sending user equipment, the unique value being written by the sending user equipment to the removable memory in response to a detected command to perform a swap operation and prior to removal of the removable memory from the sending user equipment; after detecting that the removable memory is connected to the receiving user equipment, transmitting a request to the sending user equipment, the request comprising at least the unique value; establishing a data transfer connection with the sending user equipment when the request is received after the sending user equipment is powered on and the sending user equipment detects that the removable memory has been removed from the sending user equipment; receiving, over the data transfer connection, user data from the sending user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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