Mobile device data protection

• US 8,655,966 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Raj, Anand, Suryanarayanan, Rangarajan, Claudatos, Christopher Hercules, Basavaraj, Satish, Fernandes, Joseph Elwin, Sheshadrivasan, Sudhindra M., Visweswaraiah, Deepak
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Oanh
• Application Number:
  US12/752,052
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/206, 709/248, 707/620, 707/621, 707/610
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques

Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for protecting mobile device data is disclosed. In some embodiments, this includes determining mobile device data to be stored on a server, accessing the server with a unique identifier, transmitting the determined mobile device to the server, and storing the transmitted mobile device on the server. Accessing the server with a unique identifier may include providing verification to the server, such as a password. Transmitting the determined mobile device data may include transmitting the determined mobile device data through a wireless connection.

Claims

1. A method for backing up data stored on a mobile device, comprising:

using a processor to determine mobile device data to be stored on a server;

installing a client on the mobile device;

creating an email address for each user account configured on the server;

accessing the server with a unique identifier by using the client installed on the mobile device;

evaluating the determined mobile device data, wherein evaluation includes determining whether the determined mobile data is intended to be transmitted to the server, identifying server data and comparing the server data with the determined mobile device data;

based on the evaluation, securely transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server from the mobile device, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes emailing the determined mobile device data to the server by using an email address associated with a user for the determined mobile device data, wherein the email includes identification information, wherein the identification information identifies the server and provides verification of the mobile device by including user identification of the user and password in the identification information, wherein the user identification and password are associated with a storage area on the server having predefined storage characteristics, wherein the predefined storage characteristics include storage capacity; and

storing the transmitted mobile device data on the server at the storage area associated with the user identification and password.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein accessing the server with a unique identifier includes providing a verification to the server.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising associating the stored mobile device data on the server with the unique identifier.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes transmitting the determined mobile device data through a wireless connection.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data through a wireless connection includes transmitting the determined mobile device data through a service provider'"'"'s server.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes emailing the determined mobile device data to the server.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein emailing the determined mobile device data includes providing a verification in the body of the email.

8. A system for backing up mobile device data, comprising a processor configured to determine mobile device data to be stored on a server, install a client on the mobile device, create an email address for each user account configured on the server, access the server with a unique identifier by using the client installed on the mobile device, evaluate the determined mobile device data, wherein evaluation includes determine whether the determined mobile data is intended to be transmitted to the server, identify server data and compare the server data with the determined mobile device data, based on the evaluation, securely transmit the determined mobile device to the server from the mobile device, wherein, transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes emailing the determined mobile device data to the server by using an email address associated with a user for the determined mobile device data, wherein the email includes identification information, wherein the identification information identifies the server and provides verification of the mobile device by including user identification of the user and password in the identification information, wherein the user identification and password are associated with a storage area on the server having predefined storage characteristics, wherein the predefined storage characteristics include storage capacity, and store the transmitted mobile device data on the server at the storage area associated with the user identification and password.

9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein access the server with a unique identifier includes provide a verification to the server.

10. The system as recited in claim 8, the processor further configured to associate the stored mobile device data on the server with the unique identifier.

11. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein transmit the determined mobile device data to the server includes transmit the determined mobile device data through a wireless connection.

12. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein transmit the determined mobile device data to the server includes email the determined mobile device data to the server.

13. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein email the determined mobile device data includes provide a verification in the body of the email.

14. A computer program product for backing up data stored on a mobile device, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having machine readable code embodied therein for:

determining mobile device data to be stored on a server;

installing a client on the mobile device;

creating an email address for each user account configured on the server;

accessing the server with a unique identifier by using the client installed on the mobile device;

evaluating the determined mobile device data, wherein evaluation includes determining whether the determined mobile data is intended to be transmitted to the server, identifying server data and comparing the server data with the determined mobile device data;

based on the evaluation, securely transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server from the mobile device, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes emailing the determined mobile device data to the server by using an email address associated with a user for the determined mobile device data, wherein the email includes identification information, wherein the identification information identifies the server and provides verification of the mobile device by including user identification of the user and password in the identification information, wherein the user identification and password are associated with a storage area on the server having predefined storage characteristics, wherein the predefined storage characteristics include storage capacity; and

storing the transmitted mobile device data on the server at the storage area associated with the user identification and password.

15. The computer program product as recited in claim 14, wherein accessing the server with a unique identifier includes providing a verification to the server.

16. The computer program product as recited in claim 14, further comprising machine readable code for associating the stored mobile device data on the server with the unique identifier.

17. The computer program product as recited in claim 14, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes transmitting the determined mobile device data through a wireless connection.

18. The computer program product as recited in claim 14, wherein transmitting the determined mobile device data to the server includes emailing the determined mobile device data to the server.

19. The computer program product as recited in claim 18, wherein emailing the determined mobile device data includes providing a verification in the body of the email.