PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100250494A1
• Filed: 03/18/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Wei-Chen
• Application Number:
  US12/726,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/640
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules

Abstract

A peripheral device and a portable electronic device are disclosed. The peripheral device is capable of being connected with a data processing system, and the peripheral device includes a transmission module, a control module, and a storage module. The transmission module is capable of being connected with the data processing system. The control module is connected with the transmission module. The control module automatically executing a backup program and an encryption program to copy a target file in the data processing system to be a backup file by the transmission module and to encrypt the backup file when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system. The storage module is connected with the control module for receiving the backup file from the control module and storing the backup file.

Claims

1. A peripheral device comprising:

a transmission module capable of being connected with a data processing system;

a control module connected with the transmission module, the control module automatically executing a backup program and an encryption program to copy a target file in the data processing system to generate a backup file by the transmission module and to encrypt the backup file when the transmission module being connected with the data processing system; and

a storage module connected with the control module for receiving the backup file from the control module and storing the backup file.

2. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module comprises a universal serial bus hub.

3. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises an advanced encryption standard module including the encryption program.

4. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the storage module stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module executes the backup program.

5. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the storage module stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module transmits the backup software to the data processing system, and the data processing system executes the backup program.

6. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the data processing system stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module transmits a driving signal via the transmission module to drive the data processing system to execute the backup program.

7. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the backup program is recorded onto the control module in the mode of a program code, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module automatically executes the backup program.

8. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the storage module is pluggably disposed in the peripheral device.

9. The peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission module comprises a wireless transmission element.

10. The peripheral device according to claim 1, further comprising a pointing module.

11. A portable electronic device comprising:

a transmission module capable of being connected with a data processing system;

a control module connected with the transmission module, the control module automatically executing a backup program to copy a target file in the data processing system to be a backup file by the transmission module when the transmission module being connected with the data processing system; and

a storage module connected with the control module for receiving the backup file from the control module and storing the backup file.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the transmission module comprises a universal serial bus hub.

13. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the control module encrypts the backup file.

14. The portable electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the control module comprises an advanced encryption standard (AES) module including an encryption program for encrypting the backup file.

15. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the storage module stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module executes the backup program.

16. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the storage module stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module transmits the backup software to the data processing system, and the data processing system executes the backup program.

17. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the data processing system stores backup software including the backup program, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module transmits a driving signal via the transmission module to drive the data processing system to execute the backup program.

18. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the backup program is recorded onto the control module in the mode of a program mode, and when the transmission module is connected with the data processing system, the control module automatically executes the backup program.

19. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the storage module is pluggably disposed in the portable electronic device.

20. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the transmission module comprises a wireless transmission element.