Networked-enabled mass storage dongle with networked media content aggregation
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- establishing communications between a dongle in a consumption mode and one or more source devices, wherein the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for output on equipment;
receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content;
creating a file share for each of the selected directory structures without storing, on the dongle, the content of the directory structures;
establishing communications between the dongle in an aggregation mode and the equipment;
connecting the dongle to the network;
aggregating content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment; and
at the equipment, receiving the content via the network connection of the dongle.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a network-enabled mass storage dongle with networked media content aggregation are discussed. Embodiments provide for a dongle in a consumption mode is inserted into one or more source devices, where the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for accessing on equipment. In embodiments the equipment has no intrinsic networking capabilities. The dongle allows a user to select one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content. The dongle then creates a file share for each of the selected directory structures. The dongle in an aggregation mode is inserted into the equipment and automatically connects to the network. The dongle aggregates content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing communications between a dongle in a consumption mode and one or more source devices, wherein the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for output on equipment; receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content; creating a file share for each of the selected directory structures without storing, on the dongle, the content of the directory structures; establishing communications between the dongle in an aggregation mode and the equipment; connecting the dongle to the network; aggregating content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment; and at the equipment, receiving the content via the network connection of the dongle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a dongle, wherein the dongle in a consumption mode is configured to be inserted into one or more source devices, wherein the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for output on equipment, wherein the dongle configured to allow a user to select one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content, and wherein the dongle configured to create a file share for each of the selected directory structures without storing, on the dongle, the content of the directory structures, wherein the dongle in an aggregation mode is configured to be inserted into the equipment, to automatically connect to the network, to aggregate content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment, and to allow the equipment to receive the content via the network connection of the dongle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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establishing communications between a dongle in a consumption mode and one or more source devices, wherein the one or more source devices are part of a network and store content to be aggregated for output on equipment; receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one or more directory structures on each of the one or more source devices to be included in the aggregated content; creating a file share for each of the selected directory structures without storing on the dongle the content of the directory structures; establishing communications between the dongle in an aggregation mode and the equipment; connecting the dongle to the network; aggregating content in the created file shares to present the aggregated content as a single mass storage device to the equipment; and allowing the equipment to receive the content via the network connection of the dongle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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