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Method and system including phone with rewards image

US7857215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2007
Grant dateDec 28, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F7/122
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system having a host configured to maintain information relating to a first portable device and a second portable device and an interface device configured to communicate with the host and the first and second portable devices. The interface is configured to determine whether the first portable device is valid for image synchronization for recording an image of the first portable device, determine whether the second portable device is valid for image synchronization so as to download an image of the first portable device to the second portable device. The interface is further configured to determine whether the second portable device is valid for image replacement using information provided by the host for retrieving an image of the first portable device and download the retrieved image to the second portable device. The interface device also includes control logic configured to determine whether the second portable device includes additional information that is not included in the image of the first portable device for concatenating the additional information with the image of the first portable device, and download the concatenated additional information and image of the first …

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