Document service appliance

• US 20030093531A1
• Filed: 03/14/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Koppich, George, Yeung, Michael, Wangoo, Sanjay, Gijare, Ashutosh, Dogra, Vikas, Verma, Manoj
• Granted Patent: US 7,664,825 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0065 Converting image data to a format usable by the connected apparatus or vice versa

Abstract

A method and system for accessing a network-based document server application from a client. An access point is defined within a local file system of the client. A local file navigation interface allows a user of the client to interface to the access point such that the network-based document management system is accessed via the local file system of the client.

Claims

1. A method of providing access to a network-based document management system from a client, comprising the steps of:

defining an access point within a local file system of the client;

interfacing to said access point with a local file navigation interface; and

accessing the network-based document management system via said access point defined within said local file access interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a user of said local file access interface in the step of providing transfers documents between said local file access interface and the network-based document management system utilizing said access point.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said access point in the step of accessing is defined as a user-selectable icon that conforms to a user interface of said operating system of said client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said local file access interface in the step of providing is integrated into said operating system of said client.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of validating a user of said client-based operating system prior to granting access to said user to the networkbased document management system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of validating occurs when said user logs in to said operating system of said client.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of validating occurs when said user logs in to a network from which the network-based document management system is served.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of validating occurs when said user selects said access point of said local file access interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said access point in the step of accessing provides a link between said local file access interface and the network-based document management system.

10. A method of providing access to a document server application from a client, comprising the steps of:

defining an access point within a local file system of the client;

interfacing to said access point with a local file navigation interface; and

accessing the document server application via said access point defined within said local file access interface.