Patent ID: 6926199

Claim:
A method of enabling a user of a computing device to transport session information from one computing device to another, the method comprising: connecting an external storage device to a computing device having a local storage media; the external storage device containing session information and personalized application characteristics, said session information including the user's files, a list of the files remaining opened at the end of the prior session, and a list of applications expected and previously used by the user; retrieving said session information from said external storage device; implementing said personalized application characteristics; enabling said computing device user to open at least one of said files on said list of files remaining opened upon initiation of a new user session; retrieving personalized setting information which had been previously stored on said external storage device, said personalized setting information including one or more of the following: computing device display background settings, computing device display color preferences, icons and location of the icons on a computing device display, audio settings within the computing device, volume setting, computing device display font settings, computing device printing preferences, and a list of applications found installed on the computing device to which the user has access; comparing the list of applications found installed on the computing device to the list of applications expected to be found on the computing device and notifying the user of any expected applications which are not found on the computing device; and implementing the personalized settings on the computing device.