System for universal archival service where transfer is initiated by user or service and storing information at multiple locations for user selected degree of confidence
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1. A method for providing an archiving service on a network that is universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a connection via said network between said archiving service and a user premises to invoke transfer of information from said user premises to said archiving service for archival storage of said information, the archiving service being universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users;
transmitting the information from said user premises to the archiving service via the network;
said archiving service storing said information;
wherein said step of establishing the connection to invoke transfer of said information is capable of being initiated by the user premises at an arbitrary time and by the archiving service; and
wherein said storing step includes the capability of storing the information at multiple locations to protect against information loss to a predetermined degree of confidence selected by the user.
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Abstract
A method and system for information archiving on a network that is universally accessible to users. A stationary or mobile user may archive information on demand. A hook up into the network is established via a communication medium, and an initial protocol accesses the archiving service and communicates details of what is to be archived. The communication medium is then used to transmit and store the information in a specified fashion on the network, to be retrieved at a future time. The hook up may be initiated either by the user or by the network.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing an archiving service on a network that is universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a connection via said network between said archiving service and a user premises to invoke transfer of information from said user premises to said archiving service for archival storage of said information, the archiving service being universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users; transmitting the information from said user premises to the archiving service via the network; said archiving service storing said information; wherein said step of establishing the connection to invoke transfer of said information is capable of being initiated by the user premises at an arbitrary time and by the archiving service; and wherein said storing step includes the capability of storing the information at multiple locations to protect against information loss to a predetermined degree of confidence selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network archival service system for archiving information routed from a user equipment to an archival service provider via a network that is universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users, said system comprising:
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a communication link that is selectively enabled to establish a connection between the user equipment and the archival service provider via the network, said communication link including at least one access mode and providing for universal access of said archival service provider with respect to a plurality of users; an archival node associated with said archival service provider, said archival node adapted to store information transmitted from said user equipment to said archival service provider over the communication link and adapted to selectively initiate a communication with any of said plurality of users for receiving information to be stored; and wherein said archival node is capable of storing the information at multiple locations to protect against information loss to a predetermined degree of confidence selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An archival service system for storing information routed from a user premises over a network that is universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users, said system comprising:
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means for establishing a connection via said network between said archiving service and a user premises to invoke transfer of information from said user premises to said archiving service for archival storage of said information, the archiving service being universally accessible with respect to a plurality of users; means for transmitting the information from said user premises to the archiving service via the network; said archiving service having a means for storing said information; and wherein said means for establishing the connection to invoke transfer of said information is capable of being initiated by the user premises at an arbitrary time and by the archiving service; and wherein said means for storing includes the capability of storing the information at multiple locations to protect against information loss to a predetermined degree of confidence selected by the user.
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