Techniques for providing access to video data using a network attached storage device
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1. In a network attached storage (NAS) device, a method of providing access to video data, the method comprising:
- detecting access to a video camera from the NAS device through a network;
receiving a video store command from a user workstation through the network, the video store command directing the NAS device to store video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network; and
storing the video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network in response to the video store command;
wherein the NAS device is a dedicated data storage server which is dedicated to file sharing;
wherein the method further comprises;
processing file-based data storage requests from a set of user workstations in accordance with a set of file sharing protocols while concurrently (i) the dedicated data storage server stores the video data provided by the video camera, and (ii) the set of user workstations carryout general-purpose computing tasks separately from the dedicated data storage server, andperforming, as a set of file-based data storage services provided by the dedicated data storage server to the set of user workstations, file backup routines and file restoration operations to backup and recover files on behalf of the set of user workstations;
wherein the dedicated data storage server runs an operating system optimized to process the file-based data storage requests, the operating system including a built-in video camera discovery module; and
wherein detecting access to the video camera from the NAS device through the network includes;
automatically detecting connection of the video camera to the network using the built-in video camera discovery module of the operating system running on the dedicated data storage server.
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Abstract
An improved technique provides access to video data using a network attached storage (NAS) device. The technique involves detecting access to a video camera from the NAS device through a network, and receiving a video store command from a user workstation through the network. The video store command directs the NAS device to store video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network. The technique further involves storing the video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network in response to the video store command.
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1. In a network attached storage (NAS) device, a method of providing access to video data, the method comprising:
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detecting access to a video camera from the NAS device through a network; receiving a video store command from a user workstation through the network, the video store command directing the NAS device to store video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network; and storing the video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network in response to the video store command; wherein the NAS device is a dedicated data storage server which is dedicated to file sharing; wherein the method further comprises; processing file-based data storage requests from a set of user workstations in accordance with a set of file sharing protocols while concurrently (i) the dedicated data storage server stores the video data provided by the video camera, and (ii) the set of user workstations carryout general-purpose computing tasks separately from the dedicated data storage server, and performing, as a set of file-based data storage services provided by the dedicated data storage server to the set of user workstations, file backup routines and file restoration operations to backup and recover files on behalf of the set of user workstations; wherein the dedicated data storage server runs an operating system optimized to process the file-based data storage requests, the operating system including a built-in video camera discovery module; and wherein detecting access to the video camera from the NAS device through the network includes; automatically detecting connection of the video camera to the network using the built-in video camera discovery module of the operating system running on the dedicated data storage server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. A network attached storage (NAS) device, comprising:
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a network interface constructed and arranged to connect to a network; a set of storage units; and a controller coupled to the network interface and the set of storage units, the controller being constructed and arranged to; detect access to a video camera from the NAS device through the network interface and the network, receive a video store command from a user workstation through the network interface and the network, the video store command directing the NAS device to store video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network, and store, on the set of storage units, the video data provided by the video camera to the NAS device through the network interface and the network in response to the video store command; wherein the NAS device is a dedicated data storage server which is dedicated to file sharing; wherein the controller is further constructed and arranged to; process file-based data storage requests from a set of user workstations in accordance with a set of file sharing protocols while concurrently (i) the dedicated data storage server stores the video data provided by the video camera, and (ii) the set of user workstations carryout general-purpose computing tasks separately from the dedicated data storage server, and perform, as a set of file-based data storage services provided by the dedicated data storage server to the set of user workstations, file backup routines and file restoration operations to backup and recover files on behalf of the set of user workstations; wherein the controller includes a set of processors which runs an operating system optimized to process the file-based data storage requests, the operating system including a built-in video camera discovery module; and wherein the controller, when detecting access to the video camera from the NAS device through the network includes automatically detecting connection of the video camera to the network using the built-in video camera discovery module of the operating system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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