# US 12,222,818 B2 · Electronic device and method for transfering data of wearable device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,818 B2 - Document ID: US12222818B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/112,702 - Filed: 2023-02-22 - Published: 2023-08-24 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-23 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sanghyun Park; Taikuin Mun; Gunho Lee; Jaehyeok Lee; Taesub Kim; Heangsu Kim; Myungkeun Oh; Seunghyup Lee; Hwansoo Jeon; Hakbong Cho; Sunghyun An - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222818B2 ## CPC - G06F 11/1451: {by selection of backup contents} - G06F 11/1458: {Management of the backup or restore process} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 11/1464: {for networked environments} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - G06F 11/1456: {Hardware arrangements for backup} - G06F 2201/84: Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method and a device configured to transmit information related to a device to a first electronic device through a communication module in accordance with a request of the first electronic device; establish a communication connection with a second electronic device based on the information; receive a backup request for data stored in the device from the first electronic device; generate backup data based on the backup request; transmit the generated backup data to the second electronic device; and reset the device based on a device reset request in a case of receiving the device reset request from the second electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a communication module including a circuit; memory storing instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising: transmitting information related to the device to a first electronic device through a first communication method of the communication module in response to a request from the first electronic device; establishing a communication connection with a second electronic device based on the information; receiving a backup request for data stored in the device from the first electronic device; generating backup data based on the backup request; transmitting the generated backup data to the second electronic device through a second communication method of the communication module; and resetting the device in a case of receiving a device reset request from the second electronic device, wherein the second communication method has a faster communication speed than the first communication method. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising: receiving the device reset request from the second electronic device through a third communication method, and wherein the third communication method is different from the first communication method or the second communication method. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising controlling the backup data to be transmitted to the second electronic device by directly transmitting the generated backup data to the second electronic device or by transmitting the generated backup data to the second electronic device via the first electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising providing a user interface relating to whether the device is to be reset in a case of receiving the device reset request, and resetting the device in a case that a reset request is input through the user interface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising: pairing with the second electronic device after resetting the device; receiving the backup data from the second electronic device; and restoring data of the device based on the received backup data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the device to perform operations comprising: pairing with the second electronic device through the first communication method; and receiving the backup data through the second communication method. ### Claim 7 An electronic device comprising: a communication module including a circuit; memory storing instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: establishing a communication connection with an external electronic device through a first communication method of the communication module; receiving information related to a wearable device from the external electronic device through a second communication method; establishing a communication connection with the wearable device through a third communication method of the communication module based on the information; receiving backup data based on a backup request from the electronic device to the wearable device for data stored in the wearable device; storing the received backup data in the memory; and requesting a device reset to the wearable device, wherein the first communication method has a faster communication speed than the second communication method, and the third communication method has the same communication speed as or a different communication speed from the first communication method or the second communication method. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising establishing the communication connection with the wearable device based on a MAC address of the wearable device included in the information related to the wearable device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising transmitting the backup request to the wearable device through the external electronic device in a case that a backup of data stored in the wearable device and data stored in the external electronic device is requested, and directly transmitting directly the backup request to the wearable device in a case that only data stored in the wearable device is backed up. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising storing the received backup data in a designated area of the memory, wherein the designated area is an area accessible to the external electronic device or a configured application that controls backup and restoration of data stored in the wearable device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising transmitting a device reset signal to the wearable device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: after requesting the device reset to the wearable device and the wearing device requesting a pairing, pairing with the wearable device; determining whether a MAC address of the paired wearable device and a MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory correspond to each other; and determining whether to perform a data restoration process based on a result of the determination. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising transmitting the backup data stored in the memory to the paired wearable device in a case that the MAC address of the paired wearable device and the MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory correspond to each other, and skipping the data restoration process in a case that the MAC address of the paired wearable device does not correspond to the MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory. ### Claim 14 A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising: establishing a communication connection with an external electronic device through a first communication method of a communication module included in the electronic device; receiving information related to a device from the external electronic device through a second communication method of the communication module; establishing a communication connection with the device through a third communication method of the communication module based on the device information; receiving backup data based on a backup request from the electronic device to the device for data stored in the device; storing the received backup data in a memory; and requesting a device reset to the device, wherein the first communication method has a faster communication speed than the second communication method, and wherein the third communication method has the same communication speed as or a different communication speed from the first communication method or the second communication method. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: transmitting the backup request to the device through the external electronic device in a case that a backup of the data stored in the device and data stored in the external electronic device is requested; or directly transmitting the backup request to the device in a case that only data stored in the device is backed up. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein: a device reset signal is transmitted through a fourth communication method, wherein the fourth communication method has a slower communication speed than the first communication method, the second communication method, and the third communication method. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: after requesting the device reset to the device, pairing with the device requesting a pairing; determining whether a MAC address of the paired device and a MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory correspond to each other; and determining whether to perform a data restoration process based on a result of the determination. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: transmitting the backup data stored in the memory to the paired device in a case that the MAC address of the paired device and the MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory correspond to each other; or skipping the data restoration process in a case that the MAC address of the paired device does not correspond to the MAC address included in the backup data stored in the memory.