Transfer of user profiles using portable storage devices
US7620667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring user profiles between computing devices using portable storage devices is disclosed. A portable storage device (PSD) is connected to a computing device, the computing device reads user profile data from the PSD and configures itself according to that data. If the user profile data is changed on the computing device, those changes are synchronized on the PSD.
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