Method and system for sharing storage space on a computer
DCFirst Claim
1. A tangible computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions being executed by a processor for facilitating the transfer of back-up copies of one or more files from a first computer to a second computer via a communications network including the Internet or via a portable computer readable storage medium, comprising:
- instructions for designating files from the first computer for which back-up copies will be transferred to the second computer, said first computer and said second computer being Internet-enabled;
instructions for receiving, at the first computer, user input defining destination identification data;
instructions for identifying an Internet location of the second computer as a function of the defined identification data;
instructions for determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the second computer;
instructions for indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the second computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the designated files being transferred;
instructions for selectively transferring, based on the instructions for indicating, the designated files from the first computer to the second computer via the network or from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable medium;
wherein either the designated files are directly transferred from the first computer to the second computer at the identified location via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium or the designated files are transferred from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable storage medium and not via the Internet.
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Abstract
An application and method for transmitting copies of data to a remote back-up site for storage, and for retrieving copies of the previously stored data from the remote back-up site. A user designates files from an originating computer for which to transfer copies to a destination computer. The originating computer transfer designated data to portable computer readable medium for storage. The portable medium is physically delivered to the destination user. The destination user uploads the stored data to the destination computer. The destination computer authenticates the uploaded data. If the data is authenticated, the destination computer stores copies of the designated files.
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18 Claims
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1. A tangible computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions being executed by a processor for facilitating the transfer of back-up copies of one or more files from a first computer to a second computer via a communications network including the Internet or via a portable computer readable storage medium, comprising:
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instructions for designating files from the first computer for which back-up copies will be transferred to the second computer, said first computer and said second computer being Internet-enabled; instructions for receiving, at the first computer, user input defining destination identification data; instructions for identifying an Internet location of the second computer as a function of the defined identification data; instructions for determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the second computer; instructions for indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the second computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the designated files being transferred; instructions for selectively transferring, based on the instructions for indicating, the designated files from the first computer to the second computer via the network or from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable medium; wherein either the designated files are directly transferred from the first computer to the second computer at the identified location via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium or the designated files are transferred from the first computer to the second computer via the portable computer readable storage medium and not via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions being executed by a processor for facilitating the transfer of back-up copies of one or more files from a first computer via a communications network including the Internet to a destination computer remote from the first computer comprising:
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designating files from the first computer for which back-up copies will be transferred to the destination computer; instructions for receiving, at the first computer, user input defining a destination identification data; instructions for identifying a location of the destination computer as a function of the defined identification data; instructions for determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the destination computer; instructions for indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the destination computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the files being transferred; instructions responsive to the indicating instructions for transferring the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the Internet or for transferring the designated files from the first computer to a portable computer readable storage medium and from the portable computer readable storage medium to the destination computer. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer implemented method for facilitating the transfer of back-up copies of one or more files from a first computer via a communications network including the Internet to a destination computer at a remote location from the first computer, comprising:
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identifying a first computer; identifying a destination computer; providing a portable computer readable storage medium removable and separate from the first computer and the destination computer; designating files from the first computer for which back-up copies will be transferred to the destination computer; receiving, at the first computer, user input defining destination identification data; identifying a location of the destination computer via the Internet as a function of the defined identification data; determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the destination computer; indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the destination computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the files being transferred; in response to the indicating, transferring the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium or transferring the designated files from the first computer to the portable computer readable storage medium and not via the Internet; and when the designated files are transferred to the portable computer readable storage medium, and when the portable computer readable storage medium including the designated files transferred from the first computer has been transferred to the remote location of the destination computer, transferring the designated files from the portable computer readable medium to the destination computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method for facilitating the transfer of back-up copies of one or more files from a first computer via a communications network including the Internet to a destination computer, comprising:
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identifying a first computer; identifying a destination computer; providing a portable computer readable storage medium removable and separate from the first computer and the destination computer; using a first computer readable storage medium for; designating files from the first computer for which back-up copies will be transferred to the destination computer, said designating by the first user of the first computer; receiving, at the first computer, user input defining destination identification data; identifying by the first user of the first computer a location of the destination computer via the Internet as a function of the defined identification data; determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the destination computer; indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the destination computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the files being transferred; in response to the indicating transferring the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium or transferring the designated files from the first computer to the portable computer readable storage medium and not via the Internet; using a second computer readable storage medium for; receiving at the destination computer the transferred files from the first computer via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium; and receiving at the destination computer the transferred files from the portable computer readable storage medium and not via the Internet.
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17. A tangible computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions being executed by a processor for facilitating the transfer of back-up data of files or folders via the Internet from a first computer to a destination computer remote from the first computer, wherein the back-up data are determined to be too large to initially transfer via the Internet, said medium comprising:
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instructions for designating files or folders from the first computer for which back-up data will be transferred to the destination computer; instructions for identifying a location of the destination computer; instructions for determining a total size of the designated files being transferred from the first computer to the destination computer; instructions for indicating whether to transfer the designated files from the first computer to the destination computer via the network or whether to transfer the files from the first computer to the destination computer via the portable computer readable storage medium based on the determined total size of the designated files being transferred; instructions for initially transferring the designated files or folders from the first computer to a portable computer readable storage medium so that the files or folders are capable of being transferred from the portable computer readable storage medium to the destination computer wherein the designated files or folders are not initially transferred via the Internet; instructions for subsequently transferring back-up data of the designated files or folders from the first computer to the destination computer via the Internet and not via the portable computer readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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