Method and system for providing remote storage for an internet a

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1997-10-17

2000-03-21

Coulter, Kenneth

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

Using interconnected networks

G06F 1300

Patent

active

060413468

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and system for providing access to a remote network. In a preferred embodiment, a system and method in accordance with the present invention allows a local host on the private network to transparently access the remote network and permit multiple users in the local network to simultaneously access the remote network. This access is based upon the requirements of an application utilizing a mass storage device within the private network. This system allows for user security on the private network.
In one aspect, the method and system allow a private network to access a remote network. The private network has a plurality of components. At least one the plurality of components has a mass storage device. In this aspect, the method and system comprise providing an internet appliance and providing a portion of the mass storage device of the at least one of the plurality of components. The portion of the mass storage device is shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance. In a second aspect, the method and system comprise providing an internet appliance and providing a first component having a mass storage device. A portion of the mass storage device is shareable with and mapped to the internet appliance.
According to the system and method disclosed herein, the present invention provides an internet appliance having remote storage.

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