PAIRING AND STORAGE ACCESS SCHEME BETWEEN A HANDHELD DEVICE AND A COMPUTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method to establish a paired relationship between partners, comprising:
- detecting the presence of a pairing partner device;
prior to establishing a paired relationship with said pairing partner device, prompting a user to verify himself/herself; and
,pairing with said pairing partner in response to said user properly verifying himself/herself, said pairing including invoking a remote storage protocol that contemplates a network between said partners to establish on a first of the partners access to non volatile storage resources for general use, said non volatile storage resources located on a second of the partners.
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Abstract
A method is described that involves detecting the presence of a pairing partner. Prior to establishing a paired relationship with the pairing partner, a user is prompted to verify himself/herself. In response to the user properly verifying himself/herself, the paring partner is paired with. The pairing includes invoking a remote storage protocol that contemplates a network between the partners to establish on a first of the partners access to non volatile storage resources for general use. The non volatile storage resources are located on a second of the partners. The second of the partners is a handheld device that provides wireless cell phone service, wireless Internet service and music playback service.
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26 Claims
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1. A method to establish a paired relationship between partners, comprising:
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detecting the presence of a pairing partner device; prior to establishing a paired relationship with said pairing partner device, prompting a user to verify himself/herself; and
,pairing with said pairing partner in response to said user properly verifying himself/herself, said pairing including invoking a remote storage protocol that contemplates a network between said partners to establish on a first of the partners access to non volatile storage resources for general use, said non volatile storage resources located on a second of the partners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld device, comprising:
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a) a wireless wide area network interface, said wireless wire area network interface to transport cell phone communications and Internet communications; b) a wireless local area network interface; c) a non volatile storage resource; d) a processing unit; d) remote storage access protocol program code, said remote storage access protocol program code to perform a method when processed by said processing unit that includes providing access to said non volatile storage resource through at least one of; i) a connection established according to a protocol utilized by said wireless wide area network; ii) said wireless local area network; e) pairing protocol program code, said pairing protocol program code to perform a method when processed by said processing unit that includes; prompting said handheld device'"'"'s user for identity verification information; if said verification information is correct, pairing said handheld device with a pairing partner through; 1) if i) above applies, said connection and a local, physical connection to said partner; 2) if ii) above applies, said wireless local area network; - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing system, comprising:
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a) a processing unit; b) non volatile storage resources containing; i) wireless network interface program code that, when processed by said processing unit, causes a first method to be performed that includes; establishing a connection in conformance with a wireless network connection establishment protocol; invoking a device driver for a local, physical attachment I/O port to communicate over said connection; ii) remote file access protocol program code that, when processed by said processing unit, causes a second method to be performed that includes; providing open access to remote storage resources available through said local, physical attachment I/O port, said providing including invoking use of said connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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program code that when processed by a machine causes a method to be performed, said method including; detecting the presence of a pairing partner; prior to establishing a paired relationship with said pairing partner, prompting a user to verify himself/herself; and
,pairing with said pairing partner in response to said user properly verifying himself/herself, said pairing including invoking a remote storage protocol that contemplates a network between said partners to establish on a first of the partners access to non volatile storage resources for general use, said non volatile storage resources located on a second of the partners, said second of the partners being a handheld device that provides wireless cell phone service, wireless Internet service and music playback service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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