Accessing data on remote storage servers
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1. A method for accessing data on a legacy file server by a communication device using an access gateway, comprising the steps of:
- sending a login request signal containing information identifying the legacy file server and share information needed for collecting said data on the legacy file server to which said accessing is desired, by a data transfer protocol file system of the communication device to the access gateway;
determining by the access gateway whether the login request signal has a predetermined format;
sending a mount command signal containing said share information by the access gateway to the legacy file server if the login request signal has a predetermined format; and
deciding by the legacy file server whether to grant an access to a requested share and sending a success/failure mount signal to the access gateway for initiating said accessing to said data.
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Abstract
This invention describes a methodology for accessing data on a legacy file server (or a remote storage server) by a communication device (e.g., a mobile device or a mobile phone) using an access gateway, wherein said communication device cannot support the legacy file system protocol. The basic idea of the invention is to provide an access gateway that functions as an application-level protocol translator in a situation when the communication device cannot support the legacy file system protocol for entering the legacy file server.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for accessing data on a legacy file server by a communication device using an access gateway, comprising the steps of:
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sending a login request signal containing information identifying the legacy file server and share information needed for collecting said data on the legacy file server to which said accessing is desired, by a data transfer protocol file system of the communication device to the access gateway;
determining by the access gateway whether the login request signal has a predetermined format;
sending a mount command signal containing said share information by the access gateway to the legacy file server if the login request signal has a predetermined format; and
deciding by the legacy file server whether to grant an access to a requested share and sending a success/failure mount signal to the access gateway for initiating said accessing to said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27)
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14. A communication system for accessing data on a legacy file server, comprising:
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a communication device, responsive to a starting signal from a user and to a success/failure login signal, for providing a login request signal and a mount status signal to the user, wherein said login request signal has a predetermined format and contains information identifying the legacy file server and share information needed for collecting said data on the legacy file server to which said accessing is desired; and
an access gateway, responsive to the login request signal and to a success/failure mount signal from said legacy file server, for providing a mount command signal containing said share information to said legacy file server and for providing the success/failure login signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communication device, capable of accessing data on a legacy file server using an access gateway, comprising:
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a mounter application block, responsive to a starting signal from a user and to a success/failure response signal, for providing a mount request signal and for providing a mount status signal to the user; and
a data transfer protocol file system, responsive to a success/failure response signal and to a success/failure login signal, for providing a login request signal and a success/failure response signal, wherein said login request signal has a predetermined format and contains information identifying the legacy file server and share information needed for collecting said data on the legacy file server to which said accessing is desired. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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