System connections and user interfaces
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
- passively receiving an advertisement indicating an availability of a storage volume of a second data processing system, wherein the storage volume stores data;
logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system and without user authentication data that identifies a user of the first data processing system, the second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing, wherein the logging into occurs without any user input for the logging into and even if the first data processing system is a new addition to the network;
displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods and systems to allow, in one embodiment, automatic access from one system to other systems which include an operating system that includes a user login process. In one embodiment, a method includes logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system which has a storage volume storing data and displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.
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27 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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passively receiving an advertisement indicating an availability of a storage volume of a second data processing system, wherein the storage volume stores data; logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system and without user authentication data that identifies a user of the first data processing system, the second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing, wherein the logging into occurs without any user input for the logging into and even if the first data processing system is a new addition to the network; displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine implemented method comprising:
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passively receiving an advertisement indicating an availability of a storage volume of a second data processing system, wherein the storage volume stores data; logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system without user authentication data that identifies a user of the first data processing system, the second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system, wherein the logging into occurs without any user input for the logging into and even if the first data processing system is a new addition to the network; displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A data processing system comprising:
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means for passively receiving an advertisement indicating an availability of a storage volume of a second data processing system, wherein the storage volume stores data; means for logging into, automatically in response to starting a first data processing system and without user authentication data that identifies a user of the first data processing system, a second data processing system at least as a guest user of the second data processing system, wherein the means for logging into occurs without any user input for the logging into and even if the first data processing system is a new addition to the network; means for displaying a user interface object on a display device of the first data processing system, the user interface object corresponding to at least one of the second data processing system and the storage volume to allow at least one of a search to be performed or a browsing to be performed of the data stored on the storage volume.
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