ACCESS GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOUD STORAGE SERVICE

• US 20120192263A1
• Filed: 03/27/2011
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIN, YU-CHUNG, LAI, CHIEN-PAN, HUANG, CHIH-YUAN
• Granted Patent: US 8,464,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

An access gateway establishes a link with at least one terminal device via a user interface module, and obtains a cloud storage service list from a backend server. The access gateway selects one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list, and authenticates one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service to obtain a backend uniform resource locator (URL). The access gateway downloads backend software from the one cloud storage service provider server according to the backend URL, and installs the backend software. The access gateway provides cloud storage service from the one cloud storage service provider server to the at least one terminal device according to the installed backend software.

Claims

1. An access gateway in electronic communication with a backend server, at least one cloud storage service provider server, and at least one terminal device, the backend server storing a cloud storage service list comprising at least one cloud storage service corresponding to the at least one cloud storage service provider server, the access gateway comprising:

at least one processor;

a storage system;

one or more programs that are stored in the storage system and are executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

a user interface module operable to establish a link with the at least one terminal device;

an obtaining module operable to obtain the cloud storage service list from the backend server when the user interface module establishes the link with the at least one terminal device, select one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list, and authenticate one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service to obtain a backend uniform resource locator (URL);

an installment module operable to download backend software from the one cloud storage service provider server according to the backend URL and install the backend software; and

a service providing module operable to provide cloud storage service from the one cloud storage service provider server to the at least one terminal device according to the installed backend software.

2. The access gateway of claim 1, wherein the obtaining module requests the backend server for the cloud storage service list according to a simple object access protocol, and receive the cloud storage service list from the backend server according to the simple object access protocol.

3. The access gateway of claim 1, wherein the obtaining module is further operable to display the cloud storage service list on the user interface module so that a user selects one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list.

4. The access gateway of claim 3, wherein the obtaining module is further operable to transmit the selected cloud storage service to the backend server.

5. The access gateway of claim 3, wherein the obtaining module is further operable to authenticate the one cloud storage service provider server according to an open authorization standard, transmit an account and a password input by the user to the one cloud storage service provider server, and receive the backend URL from the one cloud storage service provider server when the account and the password are verified by the one cloud storage service provider server.

6. A method for providing cloud storage service of an access gateway in electronic communication with a backend server, at least one cloud storage service provider server, and at least one terminal device, the backend server storing a cloud storage service list comprising at least one cloud storage service corresponding to the at least one cloud storage service provider server, the method comprising:

establishing a link with at least one terminal device via a user interface module;

obtaining the cloud storage service list from the backend server;

selecting one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list;

authenticating one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service to obtain a backend uniform resource locator (URL);

downloading backend software from the one cloud storage service provider server according to the backend URL;

installing the backend software; and

providing cloud storage service from the one cloud storage service provider server to the at least one terminal device according to the installed backend software.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining a cloud storage service list from backend server comprises:

requesting the backend server for the cloud storage service list according to a simple object access protocol; and

receiving the cloud storage service list from the backend server according to the simple object access protocol.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting step comprises:

displaying the cloud storage service list on the user interface module so that a user selects one cloud storage service from the cloud storage service list.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting the selected cloud storage service to the backend server.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of authenticating one cloud storage service provider server corresponding to the selected cloud storage service comprises:

authenticating the one cloud storage service provider server according to an open authorization standard;

transmitting an account and a password input by the user to the one cloud storage service provider server; and

receiving the backend URL from the one cloud storage service provider server when the account and the password are verified by the one cloud storage service provider server.