System and Method for Storing Data Files in Personal Devices and a network
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1. A system comprises:
- a. a plurality of personal devices connectable to a communication network, each of the personal devices including a data storage unit;
b. a network data storage means in said communication network;
c. a plurality of websites, wherein a user'"'"'s personal data file can be stored in said websites after confirming authenticity of the user by the websites;
d. a user interface, displayable on a proximity of an icon representing the personal data file, for selecting by the user among the personal devices, the network data storage means and the websites for storing the data file; and
e. a storage manager for transferring, storing and removing the data file in the personal devices, the network data storage means and the websites according to the user'"'"'s inputs through the user interface.
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Abstract
A system comprises a plurality of personal devices connectable to a network. Data files related to a user are stored in selected personal devices and in the network including in authorized websites. According to one embodiment, a user may select storage locations for a data file through a user interface displayed on one of the personal devices. According to another embodiment, the user may select the locations and lifetimes for the data file in the selected locations. A storage manager transfers, stores and removes data files in the personal devices and in the network according to the user'"'"'s inputs.
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1. A system comprises:
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a. a plurality of personal devices connectable to a communication network, each of the personal devices including a data storage unit; b. a network data storage means in said communication network; c. a plurality of websites, wherein a user'"'"'s personal data file can be stored in said websites after confirming authenticity of the user by the websites; d. a user interface, displayable on a proximity of an icon representing the personal data file, for selecting by the user among the personal devices, the network data storage means and the websites for storing the data file; and e. a storage manager for transferring, storing and removing the data file in the personal devices, the network data storage means and the websites according to the user'"'"'s inputs through the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprises:
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a. a plurality of personal devices connectable to a communication network, each of the personal devices further including a data storage unit; b. a network data storage means in said communication network; c. a user interface, displayable on a proximity of an icon representing a data file, for selecting by a user among the personal devices and the network storage means for storing said data file, wherein said data file further including user selectable lifetimes associated with locations of the data file; and d. a storage manager for transferring, storing and removing the data files in the personal devices and in the network data storage means according to the user'"'"'s inputs through the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of storing data files in a plurality of personal devices and in a network, the method comprising:
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a. displaying by a processor an icon for a data file on a screen of one of the personal devices; b. selecting the displayed icon by a user through an input device of the personal device; c. displaying by the processor a user interface on the screen including user selectable locations for storing the data file and lifetimes of the data file in the locations, wherein said locations further including the personal devices and the network; d. selecting at least one location by the user through the input device; e. inputting the lifetime of the data file in selected location; f. relocating the data file to the selected location (s) by a storage manager in the network; and g. removing the data file by the storage manager in the location (s) when the lifetime for said data file is reached.
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