Method and system for providing remote storage for an internet appliance
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for providing access to a remote network comprising:
- an internet appliance; and
a first component coupled with the internet appliance and having a mass storage device, a portion of the mass storage device being sharable with and mapped to the internet appliance;
wherein the internet appliance is capable of using any component that is coupled with the internet appliance and that includes the mass storage device as the first component.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for providing access to a remote network. In a preferred embodiment, a system and method in accordance with the present invention allows a local host on the private network to transparently access the remote network and permit multiple users in the local network to simultaneously access the remote network. This access is based upon the requirements of an application utilizing a mass storage device within the private network. This system allows for user security on the private network.
In one aspect, the method and system allow a private network to access a remote network. The private network has a plurality of components. At least one the plurality of components has a mass storage device. In this aspect, the method and system comprise providing an internet appliance and providing a portion of the mass storage device of the at least one of the plurality of components. The portion of the mass storage device is shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance. In a second aspect, the method and system comprise providing an internet appliance and providing a first component having a mass storage device. A portion of the mass storage device is shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance.
According to the system and method disclosed herein, the present invention provides an internet appliance having remote storage.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for providing access to a remote network comprising:
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an internet appliance; and a first component coupled with the internet appliance and having a mass storage device, a portion of the mass storage device being sharable with and mapped to the internet appliance; wherein the internet appliance is capable of using any component that is coupled with the internet appliance and that includes the mass storage device as the first component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. A system for allowing a private network to access a remote network, the private network having a plurality of components, at least one of the plurality of components having a mass storage device, the system comprising:
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an internet appliance coupled with the plurality of components; and a portion of the mass storage device of the at least one of the plurality of components, the portion of the mass storage device being sharable and mapped to the internet appliance; wherein the internet appliance is capable of using any of the plurality of components having the mass storage device and coupled with the internet appliance as the at least one of the plurality of components.
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20. A method for providing access to a remote network comprising the steps of:
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providing an internet appliance; providing a component coupled with the internet appliance and having a mass storage device; allocating a portion of the mass storage device for use by the internet appliance; and making the portion of the mass storage device shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance; wherein the internet appliance is capable of using any component that is coupled with the internet appliance and that has the mass storage device as the component. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing a private network access to a remote network, the private network including a plurality of components, at least one of the plurality of components including a mass storage device;
- the method comprising the steps of;
providing an internet appliance coupled with the plurality of components; allocating a portion of the mass storage device of the at least one of the plurality of components for use by the internet appliance; and making the portion of the mass storage device shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance; wherein the internet appliance is capable of using any of the plurality of components having the mass storage device and coupled with the internet appliance as the at least one of the plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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