STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD
First Claim
1. A storage system, comprising:
- one or more household appliances;
a home server connected to said one or more household appliances via a home network, storing contents data and management information of said contents data received from said one or more household appliances, and pre-set with an unused capacity limit; and
an online storage center connected to said home server via a network;
wherein, when the actual unused capacity in said home server falls below said capacity limit, said home server sends to and stores in said online storage center prescribed contents data and management information of said prescribed contents data among said contents data and management information of said contents data stored in said home server, and deletes said prescribed contents data from said home server while leaving the management information of said prescribed contents data stored in said home server.
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Abstract
This storage system includes one or more household appliances, a home server storing contents data and management information of the contents data received from the one or more household appliances and pre-set with an unused capacity limit, and an online storage center. When the actual unused capacity in the home server falls below the capacity limit, the home server sends to and stores in the online storage center prescribed contents data and management information of the prescribed contents data among the contents data and management information of the contents data stored in the home server, and deletes the prescribed contents data from the home server while leaving the management information of the prescribed contents data stored in the home server.
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20 Claims
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1. A storage system, comprising:
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one or more household appliances; a home server connected to said one or more household appliances via a home network, storing contents data and management information of said contents data received from said one or more household appliances, and pre-set with an unused capacity limit; and an online storage center connected to said home server via a network; wherein, when the actual unused capacity in said home server falls below said capacity limit, said home server sends to and stores in said online storage center prescribed contents data and management information of said prescribed contents data among said contents data and management information of said contents data stored in said home server, and deletes said prescribed contents data from said home server while leaving the management information of said prescribed contents data stored in said home server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A storage system, comprising:
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one or more household appliances; a home server connected to said one or more household appliances via a home network, and storing contents data and management information of said contents data received from said one or more household appliances; and an online storage center connected to said home server via a network; wherein said home server sends to and stores in said online storage center said contents data and the management information of said contents data stored in said home server, and deletes contents data among said contents data and the management information of said contents data stored in said home server at a timing that is independent from the sending of said contents data and the management information of said contents data to said online storage center. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data transfer method of a storage system comprising one or more household appliances;
- a home server connected to said one or more household appliances via a home network, storing contents data and management information of said contents data received from said one or more household appliances, and pre-set with an unused capacity limit; and
an online storage center connected to said home server via a network;
comprising;a step for sending said contents data and management data of said contents data stored in said home server from said home server to said online storage center when the actual unused capacity in said home server falls below said capacity limit; and a step for deleting said contents data from said home server while leaving the management information of said contents data stored among said contents data and the management information of said contents data sent from said online storage center. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- a home server connected to said one or more household appliances via a home network, storing contents data and management information of said contents data received from said one or more household appliances, and pre-set with an unused capacity limit; and
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