Patent ID: 7680910

Claim:
An application gateway for automatically registering applications therewith when transferring said applications from a first wireless device to a second wireless device, comprising: a data storage storing a registration list of identification information of registered wireless devices and applications installed on said registered wireless devices, and a back-up of applications, said back-up including said applications and registration information for said applications installed on said first wireless device; a receiver for receiving identification information for said first wireless device and said applications installed on said first wireless device, and receiving identification information regarding said second wireless device and said applications installed from said back-up of applications and associated registration information in said data storage onto said second wireless device; a processor configured for updating said registration list with said identification information for said second wireless device and said applications installed from said back-up on said second wireless device; wherein said data storage further comprises a support list of applications supported by application service providers; and wherein said processor is further configured for, following transfer of applications from said first device to said second device, matching said applications installed from said back-up of applications and associated registration information in said data storage onto said second wireless device with applications on said support list and deleting unmatched applications from said second wireless device.