Remote access system and method
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving one or more data items stored in a protected area of a remote server for transferral to a local device, comprising the steps of:
- forming a trusted connection between an information device and the protected area of the remote server;
employing the information device and the trusted connection to select a first group of one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server;
transferring the first group of data items from the protected area to a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server;
forming a retrieval connection between the local device and the holding area;
determining a second group of one or more data items from the first group of data items transferred to the holding area; and
transferring the second group of data items from the holding area to the local device over the retrieval connection.
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Abstract
A method is provided of retrieving one or more data items stored in a protected area of a remote server for transferral to a local device. A trusted connection is formed between an information device and the protected area of the remote server. The information device and the trusted connection are employed to select a first group of one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server. The first group of data items are transferred from the protected area to a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server. A retrieval connection is formed between the local device and the holding area. A second group of one or more data items is determined from the first group of data items transferred to the holding area. The second group of data items is transferred from the holding area to the local device over the retrieval connection.
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72 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving one or more data items stored in a protected area of a remote server for transferral to a local device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a trusted connection between an information device and the protected area of the remote server;
employing the information device and the trusted connection to select a first group of one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server;
transferring the first group of data items from the protected area to a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server;
forming a retrieval connection between the local device and the holding area;
determining a second group of one or more data items from the first group of data items transferred to the holding area; and
transferring the second group of data items from the holding area to the local device over the retrieval connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A remote retrieval system comprising:
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a remote server having a protected area for storing data items;
a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server;
an information device in communication with the protected area of the remote server over a trusted connection, the information device and the trusted connection being employed to select a first group of one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server, and the first group of data items being transferred from the protected area to the holding area outside the protected area of the remote server; and
a local device in communication with the holding area over a retrieval connection, a second group of one or more data items being determined from the first group of data items transferred to the holding area, and the second group being transferred from the holding area to the local device over the retrieval connection.
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57. A method of employing an information device to retrieve one or more data items stored in a protected area of a remote server for transferral to a local device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a trusted connection between the information device and the protected area of the remote server;
employing the information device and the trusted connection to select one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server;
causing the selected data items to be transferred from the protected area to a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server for subsequent retrieval by the local device. - View Dependent Claims (60, 62, 64, 66)
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58. An information device for retrieving one or more data items stored in a protected area of a remote server for transferral to a local device, comprising:
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connection means for forming a trusted connection between the information device and the protected area of the remote server;
selection means for employing the information device and the trusted connection to select one or more data items stored in the protected area of the remote server; and
transferral means for causing the selected data items to be transferred from the protected area to a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server for subsequent retrieval by the local device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 61, 63, 65)
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67. A method of transferring one or more data items from a local device to a protected area of a remote server, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a group of one or more data items stored on the local device;
forming a transferral connection between the local device and a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server;
transferring the group of data items from the local device to the holding area over the transferral connection;
forming a trusted connection between an information device and the protected area of the remote server; and
employing the information device and the trusted connection to transfer one or more data items from the group of data items in the holding area into the protected area of the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A remote transferral system comprising:
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a remote server having a protected area for storing data items;
a holding area outside the protected area of the remote server;
a local device in communication with the holding area over a transferral connection, a group of one or more data items on the local device being transferred to the holding area over the transferral connection;
an information device in communication with the protected area of the remote server over a trusted connection, the information device and the trusted connection being employed to transfer one or more data items from the group of data items in the holding area into the protected area of the remote server.
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