Information backup system for handheld devices

Abstract

An information backup system [700] is provided including receiving information from a memory in a handheld device [104]; writing the information into a removable non-volatile memory [106] in an information backup device [102]; and rewriting the information from the removable non-volatile memory [106] into a different handheld device [204].

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[0001] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 803,711, filed June 1, 2006. technical field [0002] The present invention relates generally to handheld devices, and more particularly to cell phones with built-in memory. Background technique [0003] Handheld devices, such as palm computers and cell phones, have become widely available and very common for personal use. For example, when the user is outside the home or office, the mobile phone is most frequently used. However many problems can occur when the cell phone is being used in this way. Cell phones can easily be damaged, misplaced or lost. When this happens, any information stored in the phone is also lost. Usually this information is only stored in the phone's memory and nowhere else. Sometimes this information can be laboriously re-entered from other sources. Often, however, this information is irretrievably lost. [0004] Some small devices have been developed to b...

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[0009] Although a solution to this problem has long been sought, prior developments have failed to teach or suggest any solution, and thus a solution to this problem has long eluded those skilled in the art.

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