One-touch device personalization via remote server backup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices face challenges in transferring and maintaining personalized settings and data across different devices and operating systems, leading to inefficiencies in upgrades and replacements, with existing solutions lacking seamless one-touch personalization and vendor lock-in issues.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a personalization server and mobile computing devices that backup and restore user settings and applications in an operating-system-independent format, allowing for one-touch device personalization by authenticating user credentials and transferring personalized data across devices, enabling easy upgrades and replacements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If personalization data is transferred using existing synchronization methods with a personal computer, then some settings and applications can be transferred, but full personalization data including saved passwords and usage information is not transferred
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts personalization data from the mobile device and stores it on a remote server. The server acts as an external repository that captures complete personalization data including settings, applications, saved passwords, and usage information, separating the data storage function from the device itself and enabling comprehensive data preservation during device replacement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between mobile devices. This server mediates the personalization data transfer process by receiving data from one device and providing it to another, eliminating the need for direct device-to-device synchronization and enabling complete data transfer including previously untransferable information
2Adaptability or versatility
If the entire device is replaced during upgrade cycles, then users can access newer features and improved performance, but all personalization settings and data are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of personalization data on a remote server before device replacement occurs. When the user upgrades to a new device, this copied data is retrieved and restored, allowing the user to transition to newer hardware while preserving their personalization settings and data through the copying and restoration process
3Adaptability or versatility
If settings and applications are transferred between devices with different operating systems or processor architectures, then device flexibility is improved, but transfer compatibility becomes a significant challenge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data storage and transfer system on the remote server that can handle personalization data from multiple operating systems and processor architectures. The server provides a platform-independent interface that receives and stores data in a standardized format, enabling reliable transfer between devices with different technical specifications
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AI summary
Technologies for one-touch device personalization include at least two mobile computing devices configured to communicate with a personalization server. The first mobile computing device tracks changes to device personalization data and backs up the personalization data to the personalization server. The personalization server associates the personalization data to authenticated user credentials. The personalization server may store the personalization data in an operating-system-independent format. Later, a second mobile computing device sends a request for personalization including those user credentials. After authenticating the user credentials, the personalization server sends the personalization data to the second mobile computing device, which installs the personalization data. Installing the personalization data establishes a configuration of the second mobile computing device corresponding to a previous configuration of the first mobile computing device. For increased convenience and security, the user credentials may be stored on a smart card or other security device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.