Use of wireless devices external storage

• US 20150089181A1
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SynKloud Technologies, LLC (SY Ventures)
• Original Assignee: Sheng Tai Tsao
• Inventors: Tsao, Sheng Tai (Ted)
• Granted Patent: US 9,239,686 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/171
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0604 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0631 by allocating resources to storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0643 Management of files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0644 Management of space entities, e.g. partitions, extents, pools
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

To meet the needs for storing larger volume personal information for user of wireless device, it is desire to provide extra storage space to the wireless device such as for cell phone etc due to the limited storage space that the wireless device has. Instant application disclosed a system and method for the wireless device to efficiently and effectively use remotely located storage space provided by a server.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A method for expanding storage capacity of a wireless device, the method comprising:

allocating via a server a storage space of a predefined capacity for the wireless device, the storage space being remotely located with respect to the wireless device;

creating a folder structure in the storage space allocated for the wireless device;

establishing a link for the wireless device to access the storage space; and

updating the folder structure whenever a user of the wireless device performs an operation to the folder structure in the storage space.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises creating from the wireless device a folder in the folder structure.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

access from the wireless device to the folder in the folder structure for storing data therein or retrieving data therefrom, wherein the data is a file or a message.

14. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

via execution of a web browser on the wireless devices to perform the operation of deleting, moving, copying or renaming a file or a folder in the folder structure residing in the storage space.

15. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the wireless device further allows the user thereof performing an operaton of downloading a file from a remote web server directly into the storage space.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein said downloading a file from a website directly into the storage space comprises:

obtaining downloading information for the file;

transmitting the downloading information cached in the wireless device to the server; and

causing the server in accordance with the downloading information to download the file directly into the storage space.

17. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the folder structure is created with multiple folders on a file system configured on the storage space allocated to the each of the wireless devices.

18. A server facilitating expanding storage capacity for a plurality of wireless devices, the server comprising:

a plurality of storage devices; and

at least one network interface;

wherein the server configured to;

allocate a storage space of a predefined capacity for each of the wireless devices, create a folder structure for the storage space allocated for the each of the wireless devices;

establish a link for the each of the wireless devices access to the folder structure in the storage space; and

update the folder structure whenever a user of the each of the wireless devices performs an operation to the folder structure in the storage space, wherein the storage space being remotely located with respect to the each of the wireless devices.

19. The server as recited in claim 18, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

creating from the each of the wireless devices a folder in the folder structure.

20. The server as recited in claim 19, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

access from the wireless device to the folder in the folder structure for storing data therein or retrieving data therefrom, wherein the data is a file or a message.

21. The server as recited in claim 18, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprise:

via execution of a web browser on the each of the wireless devices to perform the operation of deleting or moving or copying or renaming a file or a folder being stored in the folder structure of the storage space.

22. The server as recited in claim 18, wherein the wireless device has a function of making or receiving a phone call.

23. The server as recited in claim 18, wherein the folder structure is created with multiple folders on a file system configured in the storage space allocated to the each of the wireless devices.

24. The server as recited in claim 18, wherein each of the wireless devices further is operable to allow the user thereof performing operation of downloading a file from a remote web server directly into the storage space.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:

program code that, when executed by a server, configures the server to;

allocate a storage space of a predefined capacity for each of the wireless devices, create a folder structure for the storage space allocated for the each of the wireless devices;

establish a link for the each of the wireless devices access to the folder structure of the storage space; and

update the folder structure whenever a user of the each of the wireless devices performs an operation to the folder structure in the storage space, wherein the storage space being remotely located with respect to the each of the wireless devices.

26. The program product of claim 25, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

creating, from the each of the wireless devices, a folder for the folder structure in the storage space allocated to the each of the wireless devices.

27. The program product of claim 26, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises:

access, from the each of the wireless devices, to the folder in the folder structure for storing data therein or retrieving data therefrom, wherein the data is a file or a message.

28. The program product of claim 25, wherein the operation to the folder structure comprises via execution of a web browser on the each of the wireless device to perform the operation of deleting or moving or copying or renaming a file or a folder being stored in the folder structure.

29. The program product of claim 25, wherein each of the wireless devices further is operable to allow the user thereof performing an operation of downloading a file from a remote web site directly into the storage space.

30. The program product of claim 29, wherein the folder structure is created with multiple folders on a file system configured on the storage space allocated to the each of the wireless devices.