Patent ID: 8577353
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a server for switching communications associated with an account, the method comprising: storing in memory of the server a mapping of the account to a first personal identification number which identifies a first mobile device; routing messages between the server and the first mobile device via a wireless network for data synchronization of personal information manager (PIM) items in accordance with the stored mapping using the first personal identification number which identifies the first mobile device; receiving, at the server via the wireless network, a request message for switching mobile devices for the account, the request message being provided with a second personal identification number which identifies a second mobile device; determining, at the server, whether the request message is from a received personal identification number that matches the first personal identification number of the stored mapping; when the request message is from the received personal identification number that matches the first personal identification number of the stored mapping, switching the stored mapping of the account in the memory of the server to the second personal identification number provided with the request message; and routing messages between the server and the second mobile device via the wireless network for the data synchronization of the PIM items in accordance with the switched stored mapping using the second personal identification number which identifies the second mobile device.