Patent ID: 9160816
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium containing executable instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method for account setup, the method comprising: collecting local account information from a client device; collecting server account information from a server, wherein the server account information includes a collection of data representing an account enabled on a different client device, and wherein the account is disabled on the client device; determining the local account information does not include the server account information; and generating on the client device, in response to the determining, an account proxy to simulate the account, wherein the account proxy includes account proxy information comprising the collection of data representing the account enabled on the different client device, and wherein the account remains disabled on the client device after generating the account proxy; and receiving an activation command to enable the account proxy into the account on the client device.