Patent ID: 7299422
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of personalizing a computer system, comprising: transferring from a first computer system to a portable storage device, personalization information comprising at least one of (1) a web site designated by a user, (2) a file stored at the first computer system, (3) a folder defined at the first computer system, and (4) an email retrieved at the first computer system; transferring at least a portion of the personalization information from the portable storage device to a second computer system; suppressing display of a user interface at a second computer system upon connecting the portable storage device to the second computer system, wherein suppressing said display includes hiding at least one existing desktop icon that would normally have been displayed on the second computer had the portable storage device not been connected to the second computer, and instead displaying at least one icon associated with the personalization information retrieved from the portable storage device, wherein suppressing the display further includes: causing the second computer system to use the personalization information retrieved from the portable storage device in place of information that otherwise would be provided on the second computer had the portable storage device not been connected to the second computer.