Data backup and charging device for communication devices
First Claim
1. A device for interfacing with a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device including a processor and a storage medium having data retained thereon, the device comprising:
- a single device body;
electronic circuitry fully integrated within the device body including at least one data storage element and at least one rechargeable power supply;
an alternating current (AC) power plug having prongs integrated on a surface of the device body, the AC power plug for receiving AC voltage from a mains power supply, the AC power plug operatively coupled to the at least one rechargeable power supply; and
an interface having at least one portion integrated within a footprint of the device body, the interface operative to detachably and electronically couple the mobile communication device to the at least one storage element and the AC power plug, and to provide direct current (DC) voltage, converted from the received AC voltage, to the mobile communication device,the device being configured as a slave device in which the at least one data storage element is operative to receive data transfer commands issued by the processor as input directly from the processor, the data transfer commands being initiated by a user of the mobile communication device and provided to the processor via a data management application executed on the mobile communication device, and the at least one data storage element being operative to receive a copy of a subset of the data retained on the storage medium in response to at least one of the received commands issued by the processor when the mobile communication device is electronically coupled to the interface, the received copied subset of data being stored, in a protected format having at least one layer of protection, in the at least one storage element, the stored subset of data having an assigned unique identifier associating the stored subset of data with the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A device interfaces with a mobile communication device, for example, a smartphone or tablet, that has data stored in a memory. A device body has a data storage element integrated inside the device body. A first interface receives alternating current (AC) voltage from a mains power supply. A second interface detachably and electronically couples the mobile communication device to the data storage element. The second interface also provides direct current (DC) voltage to the mobile communication device. A data management application on the mobile communication device issues a command for the device to receive a copy of a subset of the data stored in the memory of the mobile communication device. The received copied subset of data is stored in a protected format having at least one layer of protection in the data storage element. A unique identifier associates the stored subset of data with the mobile communication device.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for interfacing with a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device including a processor and a storage medium having data retained thereon, the device comprising:
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a single device body; electronic circuitry fully integrated within the device body including at least one data storage element and at least one rechargeable power supply; an alternating current (AC) power plug having prongs integrated on a surface of the device body, the AC power plug for receiving AC voltage from a mains power supply, the AC power plug operatively coupled to the at least one rechargeable power supply; and an interface having at least one portion integrated within a footprint of the device body, the interface operative to detachably and electronically couple the mobile communication device to the at least one storage element and the AC power plug, and to provide direct current (DC) voltage, converted from the received AC voltage, to the mobile communication device, the device being configured as a slave device in which the at least one data storage element is operative to receive data transfer commands issued by the processor as input directly from the processor, the data transfer commands being initiated by a user of the mobile communication device and provided to the processor via a data management application executed on the mobile communication device, and the at least one data storage element being operative to receive a copy of a subset of the data retained on the storage medium in response to at least one of the received commands issued by the processor when the mobile communication device is electronically coupled to the interface, the received copied subset of data being stored, in a protected format having at least one layer of protection, in the at least one storage element, the stored subset of data having an assigned unique identifier associating the stored subset of data with the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data backup system comprising:
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a slave device for interfacing with a mobile communication device including a processor and a storage medium having data stored thereon, the slave device comprising; a single device body; electronic circuitry fully integrated within the device body including at least one rechargeable power supply and at least one storage element operative to receive user initiated data transfer commands issued by the processor as input directly from the processor, an alternating current (AC) power plug having prongs integrated on a surface of the device body to receive AC voltage from a mains power supply and operatively coupled to the at least one rechargeable power supply, and a mobile communication device interface integrated within the device body to provide a data link between the at least one storage element and the mobile communication device, and to provide direct current (DC) voltage, converted from the received AC voltage, to the mobile communication device; and a data management application executable on the mobile communication device upon establishing the data link between the at least one storage element and the mobile communication device, the data management application providing an interface to backup a subset of the data of the storage medium on the at least one storage element upon receipt of the user initiated commands issued by the processor of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A data backup system comprising:
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a data management application executable on a plurality of mobile communication devices, each mobile communication device including a processor and a storage medium having data stored thereon; and a slave device for interfacing with the plurality of mobile communication devices, the slave device comprising; electronic circuitry fully integrated within a single device body including a rechargeable power supply and a storage element operative to store data associated with the data stored on the storage medium of each of the mobile communication devices, and operative to transfer data stored on the storage element based on received commands issued by the respective processor of each mobile communication device, the received commands being initiated by a respective user of each mobile communication device and provided to the respective processor via the data management application, an alternating current (AC) power plug having prongs integrated on a surface of the device body to receive AC voltage from a mains power supply and operatively coupled to the rechargeable power supply, and an interface integrated within the device body to provide a data link between the storage element and each of the mobile communication devices, and to provide direct current (DC) voltage, converted from the received AC voltage, to each of the mobile communication devices, wherein upon establishing the data link between the storage element and a first mobile communication device of the plurality of mobile communication devices, should the data management application identify that the storage element lacks the storage capacity to store data associated with the data stored on the storage medium of the first mobile communication device, the data management application facilitates removal of a portion of data stored on the storage element based on a command initiated by the user of the first mobile communication device, the portion of data being associated with the data stored on the storage medium of any of the mobile communication devices excluding the first mobile communication device.
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