Patent ID: 7729690
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of backing up user data in a mobile telephone, said method comprising: implementing a software hook mechanism to detect changes in user data of said mobile telephone wherein user data is stored on said mobile telephone by a user; detecting a change in said user data resulting in modified user data; storing said modified user data in an internal memory drive of said mobile telephone; storing a copy of said modified user data onto an external memory card of said mobile telephone by a backup software module immediately upon detecting said change in user data by said software hook mechanism, whereby said copy of said modified user data is not erased when said mobile telephone is reset; disabling said backup software module upon reading said copy of said modified user data from said external memory card; and re-enabling said backup software module when writing said copy of said modified user data onto said internal memory drive is complete.