Integrated cloud storage service through home gateway

• US 9,654,561 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2014
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Son, Eui-Seung, Park, Se-Jin, Kim, Yu-Seon, Yoon, Ho-Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): SHEHNI, GHAZAL B
• Application Number:
  US14/530,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20150128215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 925 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

Provided is a method of providing an integrate cloud storage service through a home gateway communicating with smart devices through a first network formed by the home gateway and communicating with cloud storages through a communication network. The method may include obtaining information on cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device, as cloud storage account information, upon generation of a predetermined event associated with the smart device, generating an integrated cloud storage list based on information on folders and data of cloud storages accessible by the cloud storage account information, and providing the generated integrated cloud storage list to the smart device.

Claims

1. A method of providing an integrate cloud storage service through a home gateway communicating with smart devices through a first network formed by the home gateway and communicating with cloud storages through a communication network, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the home gateway, information on cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device, as cloud storage account information, upon generation of a predetermined event associated with the smart device;

accessing, by the home gateway, a plurality of cloud storages based on the obtained cloud storage account information and collecting information on each one of the plurality of the cloud storages and folders and data of each one of the accessed cloud storages, wherein the plurality of the cloud storages include a first cloud storage and a second cloud storage each provided by different service providers;

generating, by the home gateway, an integrated cloud storage list including the collected information on each one of the accessed cloud storages and the folders and data of each one of the accessed cloud storages; and

providing the generated integrated cloud storage list to the smart device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information on cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device comprises:

obtaining information on the smart device as device information and information on a home gateway account as home gateway account information upon receipt of an access request from the smart device; and

fetching the cloud storage account information mapped to at least one of the device information and the home gateway account information from a memory.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the information on the cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device comprises:

requesting home gateway account information to the smart device upon receipt of an integrated cloud storage service request from the smart device;

receiving the home gateway account information from the smart device in response to the request; and

fetching cloud storage account information mapped to the received home gateway account information from a memory,

wherein the received home gateway account information is different from home gateway account information mapped to device information of the smart device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the information on the cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device comprises:

requesting the smart device to provide the cloud storage account information upon receipt of an access request from the smart device; and

receiving the cloud storage account information from the smart device in response to the request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the information on the cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device comprises:

determining whether the smart device has a home gateway account registered at the home gateway upon receipt of an access request;

providing a guest account to the smart device in cooperation with an administrator smart device when the smart device has no home gateway account; and

obtaining information on cloud storage accounts mapped to other smart devices having home gateway accounts registered at the home gateway from a memory as guest cloud storage account information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generating comprises:

accessing the cloud storages based on the guest cloud storage account information;

collecting information on folders and data set with an access permission to allow anyone to access from the accessed cloud storages; and

generating the integrated cloud storage list for a guest account to include the folders and data set with an access permission to allow anyone to access based on the collected information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating comprises:

selecting, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data associated with an account holder of the accessed cloud storages;

collecting information on the selected folders and data; and

generating the integrated cloud storage list to include the selected folders and data based on the collected information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the selecting folders and data comprises:

selecting, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data each having an access permission set to allow anyone to access; and

selecting, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data each having an access permission set to allow the account holder of the accessed cloud storages.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated cloud storage list comprises information on at least one of a cloud storage name, a folder name, a folder permission, a data name, a data type, and a data permission of each of the folders and data of cloud storages accessible by the cloud storage account information.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user control request from the smart device after the providing the integrated cloud storage list;

requesting at least one cloud storage to perform an operation based on the received user control request;

receiving a response message from the at least one cloud storage as a result of performing the operation in response to the user control request;

updating the integrated cloud storage list based on the response message; and

transmitting a result message to the at least one smart device as a result of performing the requested operation.

11. A home gateway of providing an integrate cloud storage service, the home gateway configured to:

obtain information on cloud storage accounts associated with a smart device, as cloud storage account information, upon generation of a predetermined event associated with the smart device;

access a plurality of cloud storages based on the obtained cloud storage account information and collect information on each one of the plurality of the cloud storages and folders and data of each one of the accessed cloud storages, wherein the plurality of the cloud storages include a first cloud storage and a second cloud storage each provided by different service providers;

generate an integrated cloud storage list including the collected information on each one of the accessed cloud storages and the folders and data of each one of the accessed cloud storages; and

provide the generated integrated cloud storage list to the smart device.

12. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

obtain information on the smart device as device information and information on a home gateway account as home gateway account information upon receipt of an access request from the smart device; and

fetch the cloud storage account information mapped to at least one of the device information and the home gateway account information from a memory.

13. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

request home gateway account information to the smart device upon receipt of an integrated cloud storage service request from the smart device;

receive the home gateway account information from the smart device in response to the request; and

fetch the cloud storage account information mapped to the received home gateway account information from a memory,

wherein the received home gateway account information is different from home gateway account information mapped to device information of the smart device.

14. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

request the smart device to provide the cloud storage account information upon receipt of an access request from the smart device; and

receive the cloud storage account information from the smart device in response to the request.

15. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

determine whether the smart device has a home gateway account registered at the home gateway upon receipt of an access request;

provide a guest account to the smart device in cooperation with an administrator smart device when the smart device has no home gateway account; and

obtain information on cloud storage accounts mapped to other smart devices having home gateway accounts registered at the home gateway from a memory as guest cloud storage account information.

16. The home gateway of claim 15, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

access the cloud storages based on the guest cloud storage account information;

collect information on folders and data set with an access permission to allow anyone to access from the accessed cloud storages; and

generate the integrated cloud storage list for a guest account to include the folders and data set with an access permission to allow anyone to access based on the collected information.

17. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

select, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data associated with an account holder of the accessed cloud storages;

collect information on the selected folders and data; and

generate an integrated cloud storage list to include the selected folders and data based on the collected information.

18. The home gateway of claim 17, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

select, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data each having an access permission set to allow anyone to access; and

select, from the accessed cloud storages, the folders and data each having an access permission set to allow the account holder of the accessed cloud storages.

19. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the integrated cloud storage list comprises information on at least one of a cloud storage name, a folder name, a folder permission, a data name, a data type, and a data permission of each folders and data of cloud storages accessible by the cloud storage account information.

20. The home gateway of claim 11, wherein the home gateway is configured to:

receive a user control request from the smart device after the providing the integrated cloud storage list;

request at least one cloud storage to perform an operation based on the received user control request;

receive a response message from the at least one cloud storage as a result of performing the operation in response to the user control request;

update the integrated cloud storage list based on the response message; and

transmit a result message to the at least one smart device as a result of performing the requested operation.