Locally Connected Cloud Storage Device
First Claim
1. A locally connected cloud storage device comprising:
- a data storage medium;
one or more network adapters, wherein the one or more network adapters are capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network;
a file system;
an operating system, wherein the operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium; and
a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume, wherein the user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings.
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Abstract
The present invention includes systems and methods for implementing a locally connected cloud storage device. The locally connected cloud storage device includes a data storage medium; one or more network adapters capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network; a file system; and an operating system. The operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium. The cloud storage device also includes a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume. The user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings.
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22 Claims
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1. A locally connected cloud storage device comprising:
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a data storage medium; one or more network adapters, wherein the one or more network adapters are capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network; a file system; an operating system, wherein the operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium; and a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume, wherein the user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A locally connected cloud storage device comprising:
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a data storage medium; one or more network adapters, wherein the one or more network adapters are capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network;
wherein the one or more network adapters are further capable of connecting to the Internet;a file system; an operating system, wherein the operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium; and a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume, wherein the user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings; and a public cloud storage interface capable of exchanging data between the at least one storage cloud and a public cloud storage service on the Internet.
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20. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a private storage cloud, said method comprising:
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deploying, at a host computer having with a data storage medium, one or more network adapters, an operating system and a file system, a user interface to a private cloud storage system; and controlling through the user interface the settings of the host computer'"'"'s file system or operating system to maintain a storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored within the host computer'"'"'s data storage medium.
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21. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a hybrid storage cloud, said method comprising:
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deploying, at a host computer having a data storage medium, one or more network adapters, an operating system and a file system, a user interface to a hybrid cloud storage system; controlling through the user interface settings of the host computer'"'"'s file system or operating system to maintain a storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored within the host computer'"'"'s data storage medium; and configuring a public cloud storage interface system within the hybrid cloud storage system to interface with one or more third party public cloud storage services.
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22. A method for implementing a private storage cloud comprising:
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providing a locally connected cloud storage device; connecting said locally connected cloud storage device to a network, said locally connected cloud storage device comprising a data storage medium; one or more network adapters, wherein the one or more network adapters are capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network; a file system; an operating system, wherein the operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium; and a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume, wherein the user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings; and providing end users access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for datastored in the locally connected cloud storage device'"'"'s data storage medium.
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