Patent ID: 8781528

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a mobile communication service, including at least providing a storage facility, the storage facility wirelessly coupled with one or more mobile communication devices via the mobile communication service; storing, by a data preservation component of the storage facility, at least a first version at a first time and a second version at a second time of a user-provided information from a memory of a mobile communication device into a database, the user-provided information being at least one of input by a user of the mobile communication device or obtained by the user while using the mobile communication device, the user-provided information periodically received from the mobile communication device by the storage facility via the mobile communication service; determining, by a determination component of the storage facility, a status of the mobile communication device; when the status indicates that the mobile communication device requires replacement, transmitting, by a notification component of the storage facility, a symbol associated with notifying a user of an availability of at least the first and second versions of the user-provided information from the database for creation of a replacement device; receiving, by the storage facility, a request from the user for a replacement device, the request from the user for a replacement device including at least a selection of the user of at least one of the first or second versions of the user-provided information from the database; and responsive to the request, transmitting, by the storage facility, a symbol associated with creating a replacement device, including at least providing access to the requested at least one of the first or second versions of the user-provided information capable of populating the replacement device from the database.