DATA STORAGE FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140201512A1
• Filed: 01/14/2013
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Seethaler, Kenneth S., Springfield, Randall S., Locker, Howard J., Cheston, Richard W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,052,917 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A method can include receiving operating system environment settings via a network; storing the received operating system environment settings to a storage device; establishing an operating system environment according to the stored operating system environment settings; receiving information via the network; instructing the established operating system environment according to the received information; and, in response to the instructing, transmitting via the network information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving operating system environment settings via a network;

storing the received operating system environment settings to a storage device;

establishing an operating system environment according to the stored operating system environment settings;

receiving information via the network;

instructing the established operating system environment according to the received information; and

in response to the instructing, transmitting via the network information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving operating system environment settings via a network comprises receiving an Internet protocol address.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the transmitting via the network comprises transmitting the information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment to the Internet protocol address.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the transmitting via the network comprises transmitting the information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment to an Internet protocol address that differs from the received Internet protocol address.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the instructing comprises instructing the established operating system environment to establish an application within the established operating system environment.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the application comprises a licensed application.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the application comprises an unlicensed application.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment comprises information generated at least in part by the established application.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising transmitting a request via the network to receive an updated version of the operating system environment settings.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving a request via the network to interact with an operating system environment and, in response to the request, performing the establishing the operating system environment according to the stored operating system environment settings.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving operating system environment settings comprises receiving settings for at least one application executable within an operating system environment established according to the operating system environment settings.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving information via the network comprises receiving the information from an Internet protocol address associated with a client device.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the client device comprises a hardware failure that prevents the client device from establishing an operating system environment on the client device.

14. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing device to:

receive operating system environment settings via a network;

store the received operating system environment settings to a storage device;

receive a request via the network to interact with an operating system environment established according to the stored operating system environment settings;

establish the operating system environment according to the stored operating system environment settings;

receive information via the network;

instruct the established operating system environment according to the received information; and

in response to instruction of the established operating system environment, transmit via the network information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment.

15. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 14 comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing device to execute application code to establish an application within the established operating system environment.

16. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 15 wherein the application code comprises licensed application code.

17. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory device having memory accessible by the processor;

operating system instructions and operating system environment settings stored in the memory device, the operating system instructions to establish an operating system environment according to the operating system environment settings;

a network interface; and

circuitry to transmit a request via the network interface, the request to remotely establish the operating system environment according to a remotely stored version of the operating system environment settings.

18. The system of claim 17 comprising circuitry to trigger transmission of the request in response to a failure state of the system.

19. The system of claim 17 comprising a button operable by a user to trigger transmission of the request.

20. The system of claim 17 comprising circuitry to interact with a remotely established operating system environment via the network interface, the remotely established operating system environment established according to the remotely stored version of the operating system environment settings.