Portable storage media and method of utilizing remote storage unit on network as auxiliary memory of local computer by using the same
First Claim
1. A portable storage medium, which is readable with a computer, wherein the portable storage medium stores:
- information used to certify access to a remote computer from a local computer in which the storage medium is mounted; and
a program used to utilize a remote storage device, managed by the remote computer, as a virtual auxiliary memory of the local computer, said program being a computer-readable client program that executes the procedures of;
being driven as soon as the portable storage medium is mounted to the local computer;
determining whether the local computer is connected to a network;
reading location information of the remote computer from the storage medium and then connecting the local computer to the remote computer when the local computer is connected to the network;
reading said certification information from the storage medium and transmitting said certification information to the remote computer; and
registering the remote storage device as an auxiliary memory of the local computer when access to the remote computer is allowed.
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Abstract
A computer-readable portable storage medium that stores information to certify access to a remote computer and a program used to utilize a remote storage device managed by the remote computer. The program executes a procedure of being driven when the medium is mounted to the local computer, determining whether the local computer is connected to the network, reading a URL of the remote computer from the storage medium, connecting the local computer to the remote computer, reading and transmitting a certification key from the storage medium to the remote computer, and registering the remote storage device as an auxiliary memory of the local computer when access to the remote computer is allowed.
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1. A portable storage medium, which is readable with a computer, wherein the portable storage medium stores:
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information used to certify access to a remote computer from a local computer in which the storage medium is mounted; and
a program used to utilize a remote storage device, managed by the remote computer, as a virtual auxiliary memory of the local computer, said program being a computer-readable client program that executes the procedures of;
being driven as soon as the portable storage medium is mounted to the local computer;
determining whether the local computer is connected to a network;
reading location information of the remote computer from the storage medium and then connecting the local computer to the remote computer when the local computer is connected to the network;
reading said certification information from the storage medium and transmitting said certification information to the remote computer; and
registering the remote storage device as an auxiliary memory of the local computer when access to the remote computer is allowed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. A method of utilizing a remote storage device on a network as a virtual auxiliary memory of a local computer using a portable storage medium storing certification information and a computer-readable program, the method comprising:
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inserting the portable storage medium into a corresponding drive of the local computer;
driving the program;
checking with the program whether the local computer is connected to the network;
connecting the local computer to a remote computer, which manages the remote storage device, when the local computer is connected to the network;
reading the certification information from the storage medium and transmitting the certification information to the remote computer;
allowing access of the local computer to the remote storage device on the basis of the certification information; and
registering the remote storage device as an auxiliary memory of the local computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method on a network, comprising:
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storing a computer-readable program in a portable storage medium;
allowing a user to insert the portable storage medium into a local computer; and
using the computer-readable program, having the local computer communicate with a remote computer through the network, wherein the remote computer comprises a remote storage device, and operating the remote storage device as a virtual auxiliary memory of the local computer.
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