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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Kenneth Brown, Fergus, CA;
Andrew Douglas Bocking, Conestogo, CA;
Scott William Totzke, Waterloo, CA;
David Francis Tapuska, Waterloo, CA;
Ronald Scotte Zinn, Waterloo, CA;
Maxime Matton, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Thomas Hardy, Waterloo, CA;
George Dos Santos, Toronto, CA;
Christopher James Runstedler, Cambridge, CA;
BlackBerry 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 one 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 in communication with the external computing device, the method includes: receiving a request to backup one or more data items stored on the mobile communication device; encrypting a data item using an encryption key stored in a protected memory of the mobile communication device; and transferring the encrypted data item to the external computing device for storage by 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.