Abstract: The invention concerns a method (300) and electronic device (100) for the selective transfer of data from a removable memory element (110). The electronic device can include a port (120) that can receive the removable memory element, a memory (116) that can selectively store data from the removable memory element and a processor (114) that can be coupled to the port and the memory. The processor can be programmed to detect (316) a removal event in which the removal event can provide an indication that the removal of the removable memory element is about to occur and in response to the detection, selectively transfer (318) data from the removable memory element to the memory. The processor can be further programmed to transfer data from the removable memory element to the memory only if the data has been used by an application of the electronic device.

Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS) receiver (100) for receiving signals from a plurality of GPS satellites has a plurality of antennas (102), a receiver (104) coupled to the plurality of antennas, and a processor (106) coupled to the receiver. The processor is programmed to collect (202) from the receiver information from each of the plurality of antennas corresponding to signals received from the plurality of GPS satellites, process (204) the information, identify (206) from the processed information an antenna from the plurality of antennas having a probability higher than the other antennas for accurately locating the GPS receiver, locate (210) the GPS receiver according to signals from the plurality of GPS satellites received by the antenna if (208) the probability is greater than a predetermined threshold.