VPN FOR ACCESSING FILES STORED ON REMOTE COMPUTER

• US 20120110177A1
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anchorfree Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Anchorfree Incorporated
• Inventors: MALOBRODSKY, EUGENE, Patel, Rajesh M.
• Application Number:
  US13/248,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20120110177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

Systems and methods that enable the user to access user'"'"'s files located on a remote computers via network in a secure manner. One or more implementations incorporate various components operating together to allow discovery of the hosts and enable secure access to the documents. At a higher level, various embodiments of the inventive concept may contain a client component and a server component. The server primarily contains two components—a web server component and component designed to assist with connectivity between different computers. In one or more embodiments of the inventive concept, the client may also include two components. Similar to the server, the client may incorporate a web component and the core component, which is configured to allow computers to be discovered and to share data.

Claims

1. A computerized system for enabling an access to files located on remote computers via network in a secure manner, the system comprising:

a client component and a server component, wherein the server component further comprises a web server component and core server component configured to assist with connectivity between computers and wherein the client component further comprises a web client component and a core client component, the core client component being configured to allow the computers to be discovered and to share data between the computers.

2. The computerized system of claim 1, further comprising a virtual private network (VPN) component configured to secure the data sharing between computers using data encryption.

3. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the client core component causes the client component to register with the core server component.

4. The computerized system of claim 3, wherein the client core component causes the client component to register with the core server component using a list of stored server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.

5. The computerized system of claim 4, wherein the list of stored server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses is periodically updated upon the registration.

6. The computerized system of claim 3, wherein the registration of the client component with the core server component causes the data on client component'"'"'s IP address and open communication port to be stored with the server component.

7. The computerized system of claim 6, wherein the stored data on client component'"'"'s IP address and open communication port is used in discovery of the corresponding computers.

8. The computerized system of claim 1, further comprising a display component configured to display to the user the data resources available to the user on remote computers.

9. The computerized system of claim 1, further comprising a permission configuration component configured to enable the user to specify access permission for other users to user'"'"'s resources.

10. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the permission configuration component comprises a user interface generating portion configured to receive from the user the access permission for user'"'"'s resources.

11. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the client component is installed on a mobile device.

12. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein before sharing data between the computers, each of the computers is authenticated with the server.

13. A computer implemented method for enabling an access to files located on remote computers via network in a secure manner, the method comprising:

providing a client component and a server component, wherein the server component further comprises a web server component and core server component configured to assist with connectivity between computers and wherein the client component further comprises a web client component and a core client component; and

using the core client component to allow the computers to be discovered and to share data between the computers.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 13, further comprising securing the data sharing between computers using data encryption.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 13, further comprising causing the client component to register with the core server component.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising causing the client component to register with the core server component using a list of stored server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 16, wherein the list of stored server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses is periodically updated upon the registration.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising, upon registration of the client component with the core server component, storing data on client component'"'"'s IP address and open communication port with the server component.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 18, further comprising using the stored data on client component'"'"'s IP address and open communication port in discovery of the corresponding computers.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 13, further comprising displaying to the user the data resources available to the user on remote computers.