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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Michael K. Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Andrew Bocking, Waterloo, CA;
Scott Totzke, Waterloo, CA;
David Tapuska, Waterloo, CA;
Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Maxime Matton, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Hardy, Waterloo, CA;
George Dos Santos, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Runstedler, Cambridge, CA;
Michael K. Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Andrew Bocking, Waterloo, CA;
Scott Totzke, Waterloo, CA;
David Tapuska, Waterloo, CA;
Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Maxime Matton, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Hardy, Waterloo, CA;
George Dos Santos, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Runstedler, Cambridge, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device is described. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method of backing up data from a mobile communication device to an external computing device, the mobile communication device being connected to the external computing device for exchanging data with each other, the method comprising: receiving a request to backup one or more data items in a plurality of data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in memory of the mobile communication device; transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device; and storing a backup file comprising the encrypted data item in the memory of the external computing device. A method of restoring backup data to a mobile communication device from an external computing device is also provided, as are mobile communication devices and computing devices configured for implementing the backup and restore operations.