Mobile Device Session Data Intermediary for PC Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face significant time and effort in reentering session information, such as financial data and settings, when switching between personal computers, especially when using different devices at work, home, or in public places, due to the lack of access to prior session information.

Innovation Solution

A mobile device configured for wireless communication that stores and retrieves session information from one personal computer to configure another, allowing users to access and synchronize session data across devices, including financial information, passwords, and web browser settings, through a mobile device network interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users access different personal computers at work, home, or public places, then accessibility and versatility are improved, but time consumption and effort increase due to reentering session information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to multiple personal computersVSAvoidtime to reenter session information
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device serves as an intermediary between different personal computers, storing session information locally and providing it to subsequent computers. The mobile device includes a storage device that retains session information and a communication interface that transfers this information to new computers, eliminating the need for users to manually reenter data across different devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Session information is stored on the mobile device during the initial computer session, preparing it for future use. This preliminary storage action ensures that when the user accesses a different computer, the session information is already available and can be automatically transferred, preventing the need for time-consuming reentry operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If session information is stored on each personal computer, then accessibility to information is improved, but device complexity and data management burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to session informationVSAvoiddata management across devices
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device acts as a portable intermediary that consolidates session information storage away from individual computers. By centralizing this function in the mobile device's storage system, the solution simplifies data management architecture while ensuring information availability across multiple computers through wireless communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of storing session information on each computer, the system creates a portable copy of this information on the mobile device. This copy can be wirelessly transferred to any computer the user accesses, providing information availability without requiring permanent storage installations on multiple devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS8265693B1Mobile device as a personal computer assistant
Publication Date: 2012.09.11 T MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
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AI summary

A mobile device for personal computer assistance is provided. The mobile device is configured for wireless communication over a mobile device network. The mobile device includes an interface configured to establish a communication link between the mobile device and a personal computer. The mobile device also includes a storage device configured to store session information from a personal computer and to retrieve the session information for another personal computer.