Device Data Migration via Server Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of managing and servicing client-side computing devices increases due to multiple service-providing entities, and migrating data from one device to another with different configurations is time-consuming and costly, especially when compatibility issues arise.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a web applications server, an account management server, and a synchronization server provides a suite of services over a wireless network, enabling software downloads, account maintenance, data management, and device migration while ensuring compatibility between different hardware and software configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration transfer between devices with different hardware/software configurations is performed, then data migration is achieved, but time consumption and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the old and new devices. The server receives configuration data from the old device, stores it in a database, and provides it to the new device. This intermediary approach eliminates direct manual configuration transfer, automatically handling compatibility issues between different device configurations through centralized data management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements automated copying of configuration data from the old device to the server, and subsequently to the new device. Instead of manual comparison and transfer of each configuration parameter, the system creates and manages copies of the entire configuration set, automatically adapting them to the new device's hardware and software environment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple service-providing entities are introduced to support client device operations, then service functionality increases, but system complexity increases commensurately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple service-providing entities into a single centralized server system. Instead of having separate entities for software downloads, account management, and data synchronization, the patent combines these services into one server that handles all functions through a unified architecture, reducing the number of interface points and simplifying system management.
Solution Approach 2:
The server is designed with universal functionality to provide multiple services through a single platform. It can deliver software updates, manage user accounts, synchronize data, and handle device configurations all through one system, eliminating the need for users to interact with multiple separate service entities.
Data Source
AI summary
A system (and method) discloses migrating data of a first client device to a second client device. A second client device transmits configuration information of the second client device to a remote server. The remote server compares this data to data from the first client device that was previously sent to the remote server from the first client device. The remote server prepares data that is in a format that is compatible with hardware or software configuration of the second client device and that corresponds to the data from the first client device. Thereafter, the remote server transmits this data to the second client device, which uses it to initialize (e.g., restore or reinitialize) the second client device.