Data backup, storage, transfer and retrieval system, method and computer program product
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1. A data storage system comprising:
- a system computer having a processor coupled to a memory;
a virtual server on a network adapted to manage a plurality of user accounts, each user account including one or more user files;
a user computer operatively connected to the network and including a display and a storage device;
the virtual server adapted to verify user access information received from the user computer for a particular user account;
the virtual server transferring over the network information relating to the user files stored on the virtual server in the particular user account to the user computer wherein the information is transferred directly to and displayed in a web browser;
the virtual server being further adapted to transfer files associated with the particular user account to and from the storage device of the user computer;
the virtual server allowing a plurality of sub-accounts to be associated with one or more of the user accounts; and
the virtual server maintaining file rights permissions with a level of access for user accounts of the sub-accounts.
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Abstract
A data storage system including a virtual server on a network managing a plurality of user accounts, each user account including one or more files; the virtual server adapted to verify user access information for a particular user account; the virtual server transferring over the network information relating to files stored on the virtual server in the particular user account to a verified user on a user computer; the virtual server further adapted to transfer files associated with the particular user account to and from the user computer.
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1. A data storage system comprising:
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a system computer having a processor coupled to a memory; a virtual server on a network adapted to manage a plurality of user accounts, each user account including one or more user files; a user computer operatively connected to the network and including a display and a storage device; the virtual server adapted to verify user access information received from the user computer for a particular user account; the virtual server transferring over the network information relating to the user files stored on the virtual server in the particular user account to the user computer wherein the information is transferred directly to and displayed in a web browser; the virtual server being further adapted to transfer files associated with the particular user account to and from the storage device of the user computer; the virtual server allowing a plurality of sub-accounts to be associated with one or more of the user accounts; and the virtual server maintaining file rights permissions with a level of access for user accounts of the sub-accounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data storage system for storing data files for a plurality of accounts, comprising:
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an account user computer operatively connected to a network and including a display and a storage device; and a virtual server with a system storage device operatively connected to the network, the virtual server being adapted to verify account user information for each account user computer seeking to access associated account files stored on the virtual server and to display in a web browser of the account user computer a list of associated account files stored on the virtual server; wherein the associated personal account files stored on the virtual server system storage device can be opened and modified solely using the web browser of the account user computer; the virtual server allowing a plurality of sub-accounts to be associated with one or more of the accounts; and the virtual server maintaining file rights permissions with a level of access for accounts of the sub-accounts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored exclusively on a non-transitory computer readable medium on a virtual server comprising:
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checking for an operative connection between the virtual server and the Internet, and if the virtual server is operatively connected; linking the virtual server with an account user computer having a storage device after verification of an account user identification; identifying the contents of data files and directories of a storage device on the virtual server associated with the account user identification; displaying data files and directories stored on the virtual server associated with the account user identification solely using a web browser on the linked account user computer display; opening selected data files stored on the virtual server storage device for the verified account; modifying the selected data files stored on the virtual server storage device for the verified account; and saving the virtual server files stored on the system computer storage device for the verified account; the virtual server allowing a plurality of sub-accounts to be associated with one or more of the verified accounts; and the virtual server maintaining file rights permissions with a level of access for verified accounts of the sub-accounts.
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