Distributed content management system
First Claim
1. A content management system comprising:
- a network appliance configured to be deployed in a local area network and/or remote office network, wherein the appliance is configured to communicate with a computing device in the corresponding network and the appliance includes, or accesses, various systems, software and devices that facilitate content management within the corresponding network; and
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions which enable the computing device to, upon placement of the network appliance in communication with the computing device, identify the network appliance and enable the network appliance to access selected content on the computing device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing content management in a network computing environment. The content management is concerned with, for example, content backup, storage, and sharing, local and remote accessibility, security, content consistency, and other network operations. The systems and method incorporate a network appliance in a local area network. The appliance communicates with the various devices in the network and, in at least some embodiments, with a remote content management service. In addition, computing devices in the local area network have installed content management software to allow the network appliance to access, copy for backup, and/or manipulate content on the computing device. The software of the network appliance communicates with the software installed on the client computers to configure itself and the network automatically or with relatively little user input.
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30 Claims
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1. A content management system comprising:
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a network appliance configured to be deployed in a local area network and/or remote office network, wherein the appliance is configured to communicate with a computing device in the corresponding network and the appliance includes, or accesses, various systems, software and devices that facilitate content management within the corresponding network; and
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions which enable the computing device to, upon placement of the network appliance in communication with the computing device, identify the network appliance and enable the network appliance to access selected content on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A content management system comprising:
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a wireless enabled network appliance configured to be deployed in a local area network, wherein the appliance facilitates content management within the network;
a wireless enabled computing device, wherein the computing device comprises a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions which enable the computing device to, upon placement of the network appliance in wireless range of the computing device, provide permission to the network appliance to access selected content on the computing device; and
a remote content management service, wherein the remote content management service is configured to communicate with and interface between the network appliance and remote users and/or systems such that the remote users and/or systems can access content stored on the network appliance and/or the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing automated data storage and file sharing services, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a wireless-enabled computing device within a local area network;
installing software on a computing device, the software enabling the computing to engage in wireless communications with a content management network appliance; and
placing a content management network appliance within wireless range of the wireless-enabled computing device, whereby the wireless-enabled computing device and the content management network appliance automatically initiate communication with each other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In a computing network, a computer program product for implementing a method suitable for use on a wireless enabled computing device in a local area network, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises;
configuring wireless systems on the computing device to monitor for a wireless enabled network appliance;
upon the wireless system on the computing device identifying a wireless enabled network appliance, verifying whether the network appliance has permission to access the computing device; and
upon verifying that the wireless enabled network appliance has permission to access the computing device, providing access to selected content on the computing device to the network appliance.
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