Network system and method of sharing memory of electronic appliance using the same

• US 20050086324A1
• Filed: 10/20/2004
• Published: 04/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeong, Hye Cheun
• Application Number:
  US10/968,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20050086324A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A network system and method of sharing a memory of an electronic appliance using a network system is provided. The method includes the steps of: if a memory of a first electronic appliance receives data access information, storing data in the memory of the first electronic appliance; and if the first electronic appliance has a deficient memory capacity, accessing to a memory of the other electronic appliance connected through a network to store data in the memory of the other electronic appliance.

Claims

1. A method of sharing a memory of an electronic appliance using a network system, the method comprising the steps of:

if a memory of a first electronic appliance receives data access information, storing data in the memory of the first electronic appliance; and

if the first electronic appliance has a deficient memory capacity, accessing to a memory of the other electronic appliance connected through a network to store data in the memory of the other electronic appliance.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic appliance and the other electronic appliance use a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) way for a data communication.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic appliance and the other electronic appliance perform the data communication through a server.

4. A method of sharing a memory of an electronic appliance using a network system, the method comprising the steps of:

if a memory of a first electronic appliance receives data access information, storing data in the memory of the first electronic appliance;

if the first electronic appliance has a deficient memory capacity, searching and selecting a memory of the other electronic appliance connected through a network;

storing data in the selected memory of the other electronic appliance; and

storing information on the other electronic appliance having the data stored.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the selecting of the memory of the other electronic appliance is based on a predetermined priority order.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the selecting of the memory of the other electronic appliance is determined by a user.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the memory of the other electronic appliance is selected from memories of electronic appliances having memory capacities corresponding to the deficient memory capacity.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein the information on the other electronic appliance having the data stored has at least one of a kind of the electronic appliance, an Internet Protocol (IP) number, and a storage data capacity.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the first electronic appliance and the other electronic appliance use a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) way for a data communication.

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein the first electronic appliance and the other electronic appliance perform the data communication through a server.

11. A method of sharing a memory of an electronic appliance using a network system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a memory access signal for data storage in any one of electronic appliances connected to the network system;

searching memories of the electronic appliances connected to the network system; and

storing data in at least one of the memories of the electronic appliances connected to the network system.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of electronic appliances are connected using a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) way through the network system.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the selecting of the memory of the electronic appliance connected to the network system is based on a predetermined priority order.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the selecting of the memory of the electronic appliance connected to the network system is determined by a user.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the memory of the electronic appliance connected to the network system is selected from memories of electronic appliances having memory capacities corresponding to the deficient memory capacity.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising storing information on the electronic appliance having the data stored.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein information on the electronic appliance having the data stored has at least one of a kind of the electronic appliance, an Internet Protocol (IP) number, and a storage data capacity.

18. A network system comprising at least two electronic appliances each having a memory, the electronic appliances being connected each other for a data communication, wherein each of the electronic appliances stores data in its own memory or the other appliance'"'"'s memory after a data access.

19. The network system according to claim 18, wherein the electronic appliance selects the memory to store the data, depending on available memory capacity, predetermined priority order, or user'"'"'s selection.

20. The network system according to claim 18, wherein the electronic appliance stores information about the other electronic appliance when storing the data in the other appliance'"'"'s memory.