DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR STORING DIGITAL DATA
First Claim
1. A distributed system for storing digital data, said distributed system comprising:
- a portable storage device configured to be connected to a terminal,at least one storage server, anda dispatching server configured to communicate with said portable storage device and with said at least one storage server, wherein;
said dispatching server is further configured to receive accessibility information indicating that said at least one storage server is accessible by said portable storage device;
said portable storage device is further configured to, when connected to said terminal, send identification information to said dispatching server;
said dispatching server is further configured to, upon reception of said identification information, use said identification information for retrieving said accessibility information and for sending said accessibility information to said portable storage device; and
said portable storage device is further configured to, upon reception of said accessibility information from said dispatching server, use said accessibility information for establishing a connection with said at least one storage server and for allowing said terminal to access said at least one storage server.
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Abstract
A distributed system for storing digital data is disclosed. The distributed system includes a portable storage device suitable for being connected to a terminal, at least one storage server and a dispatching server. The dispatching server is suitable for retrieving accessibility information indicating that the at least one storage server is accessible by the portable storage device. The portable storage device is suitable for, when connected to the terminal, sending identification information to the dispatching server. The dispatching server is suitable for, upon reception of the identification information, using the identification information for retrieving the accessibility information and for sending the accessibility information to the portable storage device. The portable storage device is suitable for, upon reception of the accessibility information from the dispatching server, using the accessibility information for establishing a connection with the at least one storage server and for allowing the terminal to access it.
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16 Claims
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1. A distributed system for storing digital data, said distributed system comprising:
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a portable storage device configured to be connected to a terminal, at least one storage server, and a dispatching server configured to communicate with said portable storage device and with said at least one storage server, wherein; said dispatching server is further configured to receive accessibility information indicating that said at least one storage server is accessible by said portable storage device; said portable storage device is further configured to, when connected to said terminal, send identification information to said dispatching server; said dispatching server is further configured to, upon reception of said identification information, use said identification information for retrieving said accessibility information and for sending said accessibility information to said portable storage device; and said portable storage device is further configured to, upon reception of said accessibility information from said dispatching server, use said accessibility information for establishing a connection with said at least one storage server and for allowing said terminal to access said at least one storage server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for presenting a user with digital data stored in at least one storage server by a portable storage device configured to be connected to a terminal, said method comprising:
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providing, at a dispatching server configured to communicate with said portable storage device and said at least one storage server, accessibility information indicating that said at least one storage server is accessible by said portable storage device; connecting said portable storage device to said terminal and sending identification information from said portable storage device to said dispatching server; at said dispatching server, using said identification information for retrieving said accessibility information and sending said accessibility information to said portable storage device; and at said portable storage device, using said accessibility information for establishing a connection with said at least one storage server and for allowing said terminal to access said at least one storage server through said terminal.
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