WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
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`Please replace all prior versions of the claims in the application with the following list of claims:
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`1 i 30 (Canceled)
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`31. (New) A wireless device access to a storage space, comprising:
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`at least one cache storage, and
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`one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions which, being
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`executed by the wireless device, cause the wireless device remotely access to the storage
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`space, the program instructions comprise:
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`program instructions for establishing a wireless link for remotely access to the storage
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`space, the storage space allocated exclusively by a server to a user of the wireless
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`device for remote access;
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`program instructions for presenting the storage space to the user upon the wireless device
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`receiving information of the storage space from the server; and
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`program instructions for coupling with the server to carry out a requested operation for
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`remotely access to the storage space in response to the user from the wireless device
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`performing the operation,
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`wherein the operation for remotely access to the storage space comprises storing data
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`therein or retrieving data therefrom,
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`the storing data including to download a file from a remote server across a network
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`into the storage space through utilizing download information for the file cached in
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`the cache storage in response to the user from the wireless device performing the
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`operation for the downloading.
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`32. (New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein the data being stored into or retrieved from
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`the remote storage space further is one of a message, a digital video, a digital music, a digital
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`picture.
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`33. (New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein said downloading a file from a remote server
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`comprises:
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`obtaining, by the wireless device, downloading information for the file from the remote
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`server;
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`transmitting the downloading information cached in the wireless device to the server; and
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`causing the server in accordance with the downloading information to download the file into
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`the remote storage space.
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`36.
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`37.
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`(New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein said operation for remotely access to the
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`storage space comprises:
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`creating, from the wireless device, a folder structure in the storage space.
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`(New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein said operation for remotely access to the
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`storage space comprises:
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`deleting or moving or renaming or copying, from the wireless device, a file or folder in the
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`storage space.
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`(New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein said downloading information for the file
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`comprises name ofthe file and internet protocol (“IP”) address ofthe remote server
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`(New) The wireless device of claim 31, wherein the wireless device comprises one of a cell
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`phone or a personal data assistant and management device (“PDA”).
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`. (New) The wireless device of claim 31, further comprising: the wireless device executing a
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`web browser for the user access to the Internet, including access to the remote storage space.
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`. (New) A non-transitory computer-readable medium. in a wireless device, comprising
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`program instructions which, being executed by the wireless device, cause the wireless device
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`access to a remote storage space, wherein the program instructions comprise:
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`program instructions for the wireless device connecting to a server across a communication
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`link for access to the remote storage space, the remote storage space allocated
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`exclusively by the server to a user of the wireless device for remote access;
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`program instructions for the wireless device receiving information of the remote storage
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`space from the server and presenting the remote storage space to the user; and
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`program instructions for the wireless device coupling with the server to carryout an operation
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`for access to the remote storage space in response to the user from the wireless device
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`performing the operation,
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`wherein said operation for access to the remote storage space comprises storing data
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`therein or retrieving data therefrom,
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`the storing data including to downloading a file from a remote server across a
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`network into the remote storage space through utilizing download information for
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`the file cached in a cache storage of the wireless device in response to the user
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`from the wireless device performing the downloading of the file.
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`40. (New) The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein said downloading a file from a
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`remote server comprises:
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`obtaining downloading information for the file from the remote server;
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`transmitting the downloading information cached in the wireless device to the server to cause
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`the server in accordance with the downloading information to download the file into the
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`remote storage space.
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`41 . (New) The computer-readable medium ofclaim 39, wherein said operation for access to the
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`remote storage space comprises:
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`creating, from the wireless device, a folder structure in the remote storage space.
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`42. (New) The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein said operation for access to the
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`remote storage space comprises:
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`deleting or moving or rename or copying, from the wireless device, a file or folder in the
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`remote storage space.
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`43. (New) The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein said downloading information
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`for the file comprises name of the file and internet protocol (“IP”) address of the remote
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`44. (New) The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the wireless device further
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`executes a web browser for the user access to the internet including access to the remote
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`storage space.
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`45. (New) A server for delivering storage service, comprising:
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`a plurality of storage spaces; and
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`a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that, being
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`executed by the server, causes the server to control delivering the storage service; wherein
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`the program instructions comprise:
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`program instructions for allocating exclusively a first one of the storage spaces to a user of a
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`first wireless device;
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`program instructions for establishing a communication link for the first wireless device
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`remotely access to the first one of the storage spaces;
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`program instructions for sending information of the first one of the storage spaces to the first
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`wireless device to present the first one of the storage spaces to the user on the first
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`wireless device; and
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`program instructions for coupling with the first wireless device to carryout a requested
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`operation for remotely access to the first one ofthe storage spaces in response to the user
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`from the first wireless device performing the operation,
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`wherein said operation for remotely access to the first one of the storage spaces comprises
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`storing data therein or retrieving data therefrom,
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`the storing data including to download a file from a remote server across a network into
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`the first one of the storage spaces through utilizing download information for the file
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`cached in the first wireless device in response to the user from the first wireless device
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`performing the downloading of the file.
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`46. (New) The server of claim 45, wherein said downloading a file fi‘om a remote server further
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`comprises:
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`the first wireless device obtaining downloading information for the file from the remote
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`server, transmitting the cached downloading information to the server to cause the server in
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`accordance with the downloading information to download the file into the first one of the
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`storage spaces.
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`(New) The server of claim 45, wherein the data being stored into or retrieved from the first
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`one of the storage spaces further is a message or multimedia data of video, digital music, or
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`digital picture.
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`(New) The server of claim 45, wherein said operation further comprises:
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`from the first wireless device remotely deleting. moving. copying or renaming a file or folder
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`in the first one of the storage spaces, or remotely creating a folder or a folder structure in the
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`first one of the storage spaces.
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`(New) The server of claim 45, wherein the server to allocate exclusively a second one of the
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`storage spaces to a user of a second wireless device for facilitating the user remotely access
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`to the second one of the storage spaces.
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`(New) The server of claim 45, wherein the download information for the file further includes
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`at least the name ofthe file and the internet protocol (“IP”) address ofthe remote server.
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`Cross Reference to Prior Application
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`[001]
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`This invention is a continuation application of the US patent application No.
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`14/036:744 filed on 09/25/2013 and which itself is continuation application for US patent
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`application No. 10/726,897 filed on 12/04/2003 and now a US patent No. 8606880. The
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`application No. 10/726,897 had referenced is—t-he—eentin-uatien—efthe—preweus—mventten; a
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`m application number 60/401, 238 of “Concurrent Web Based Multi-task Support for
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`Control Management System” filed on 08/06/2002 and converted to US patent application
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`No. 10/713:904 filed on 07/22/2003 and now is an US patent No. 7418702. wlaere—t-he—elraim
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`pretmmafiedesenbed—irbeiaim—Qa-ef—the—premwentien- and had also referenced an prior
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`applicati0n_number 60/402,626 of “IP Based Distributed Virtual SAN” filed on 08/12/2002
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`and converted to application 10/713,905 file on 07/22/2003 and now is an US patent No.
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`7379990. All mentioned prior applications are herein incorporated by reference in their
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`entirety for all purposefie—transmit—data—in—wireless—erwirenmeflt.
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`Field of the Invention
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`[002] This invention relates to wireless devices access and use external stora e s ace
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`provided by a server.
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`Background Information
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`[003] Terminology;
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`Storage system always is a critical part of a computing system regardless of the
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`computing system is a server, a laptop or desktop computer, or a Wireless device such as cell
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`phone or personal data assistant device 1“PDA” !. The storage system can be categorized as
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`internal storage or external storage system. Thetermmelegiesdeseribed—in—nmseetiens
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`[004] The—Internal—Stemge—eila—Sym
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`The internal storages of a computing system include, but not limited to, those storage
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`media such as hard disk drives, memory sticks, w memory [[etc.
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`connected [[to a]] in the computing system directly through svstem bus or a few inches of
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`that are internally [[is]]
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`cable. Therefore, the storage media actually are internal is—a—components of [[a]] th_e
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`computing system in a same enclosure.
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`[005]
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`The—ExteHa-al—Stemge-eila—System—
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`The external storages of a computing svstem are those storage media that are [[is]]
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`not the internal [[a]] components of [[a]] the computing system in a same enclosure.
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`Therefore, they—it—has the storage media of the computing system have to be accessed
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`eenneeted through [[a]] longer cable, such as but not limited to through Ethernet controller
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`with longer cable for IP based storage, Fiber channel controller with longer cable for fiber
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`channel storage, or Wireless communication media_[[etc.Jl The storage media ofth_e external
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`storage could be but not limited to magnetic hard disk drives, solid sate state disk, optical
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`storage drives, memory card,#-t=e. and could be in any form such as Raid[[,]] which usually
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`consists o_f a group of hard disk drives.
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`[006]
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`To effectively use $e gstoragc system, the storage devices of the storage system
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`usually need[[s]] to be partitioned intosma—l—l storage volumes. After th_e partition, each of the
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`volumes can be used [[to]] E establishi_ng a_f11e system[[s]] on top of it. To simplify the
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`discussion, herein, the term of the storage volume[[,]] w its corresponding file system, and
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`the term—ofithe storage partition Gila—storage are often used without differentiation i-n-t-h-i-s
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`[007] GGDSSLM-z-
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`—GGDS¥M—It—is—an—abbrev4atien—for To satisfv the needs for external storage for a
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`larger number ofwireless devices2 a_eentral controlled distributed scalable virtual machine
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`system (“.—T—he CCDSVM“) can be deployed. The CCDSVM allows a control management
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`statien system to control a_group of computing systems for providing and—protéele distributed
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`services, including storage service. to client system over the [[in]] Internet, Intranet, and
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`LAN environment.
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`[008] I-S-1L&—A-SIL:
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`As matter of the fact. today major Internet service provider [ISP] and application
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`service provider gASP] are all in business of providing various type of storaG,e services to
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`their clients.
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`499 [009]
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`Brief Description Of Figures:
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`[010] Fig. 1%hie illustrates an embodiment of this invention. The Fig. l is the samefieute
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`as th_eFig. l of a prior application of the “Concurrent Web Based Multi-task
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`Support for Control Management System” with Q exception in which et
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`W iconsole host 3% being replaced by a wireless device.
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`[011] Fig. 2:=I=‘hie is the same fifie as the Fig. I of this invention except that it shows-the
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`illustrates an embodiment of a more detailed éetatle-eefistorage system
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`controlled by the a_ server. In addition, multiple wireless devices are presented
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`for access to the storage system.
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`[012] Fig. 39Fh=ie=fitga=ie shows the a scheme of a_wireless device downloadi_ng contents from
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`Q ISP/ASP or from other web sites to the Q external storage 9%3 allocated
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`to a user of the wireless device.
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`[013] Fig. 4:=T-hie is the same figure as th_e Fig. I of the prior application of“IP Based
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`Distributed Virtual SAN” with Q exception that each IP storage server
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`We provides file system [[as]] on an external storage [[for]]assigned to a
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`user of th_e wireless device[[s]] instead of 19% providing IP based virtual
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`SAN service. Also, each host in the Fig. 1 now actually is a wireless device i_n
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`the Fig. 4.
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`e}W
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`[014] Unless specified, the programming languages[[,]] and the protocols used by the eaeh
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`software modules, and the computing systems used éese-siheé i-n—this in present invention are
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`assumed to be the same as described in th_e previous prior patent[[s]] submission applications.
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`[015] In addition, in the drawing, like elements are designated by like reference numbers.
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`Further, when a list of identical elements is present, only one element [[will]] may be given
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`the reference number.
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`[016]
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`Brief Description of the Invention
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`[017] Today, t-hHI-rel-ess users commonly face the s problem of lack of storage capacity
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`confioured on their wireless devices such as cell phone or PDA, whichE usually limited to
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`256MB for th_e PDA and much less for th_e cell phone. To effectively solve this problem and
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`let users own 1w multiple gigabvtes (GB) of storage for their wireless devices as well as
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`allowi_ng th_e users to use th_eGB storage for their multimedia applications, the storage w
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`9% provided by a server can be used as th_eexternal storage forE wireless devices. This
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`technology has been elfieé briefly introduced in th_e pieséeus-taaée prii patent[[s]]
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`applications
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`[018] NowW let us examine how does w the external storage actually be used by the
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`wireless devices. First, We—c—an let each server unit (e.g. the server 3 ofth_e Fig. 2)
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`partition[[s]] its storage system int_oWvolumes, such that each of the
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`volumes will have multipl
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`||-]]GB in size. Therefore, eaeh auserWof
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`each éfihofthi wireless devices can b_eexclusively he=assignedW @ access Q
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`a specific storage volume it! th_e server unit. For example, ifwe need to provide each user s
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`4GB e=Estorage space, then a 160GB disk drive can support 40 users[[’]]. Therefore, [[A]] a
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`4096GB storage system gas th_e server unit can support a total of 1024 users. Further, any
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`data on the wireless device of the user can be transmitted to th_e assigned storage volumes=—err
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`a of the server unit. In addition, the user eh o_f the wireless device also can download the
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`multimedia data from any £181) or ASP to the assigned storage volume[[s]] ofm a
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`designated server unit through out- band approach {=sh—own1n Fig. 3%. Finallyin one
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`embodiment, the user can use their a_web-br0wser, which has a_functionality of invoking
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`embedded video or music, to enjoy their his/her stored multimedia contents.
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`[019] These and other futures, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become
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`understood with reference to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying
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`figures where+.
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`[020]
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`Detailed Description of the Drawings
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`021 Referring now to the_Fig. 1[[: ]]._ ¥hie=fiefie itdcmonstratcs an example of a the
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`network infrastructure ::e=;=re¥'~~~r"eee= which includes a wireless device and a server;
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`where
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`e§=In the Fig. 1, Net (2) represent;a communication link, which may Q combined with
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`wireless andW wired connection media and guarantee that the communication
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`packetican be sent[[/]] g received between th_e wireless device and the server.
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`It is also
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`assumed_that the net (2) i_n the network infrastructure is built up in such way that the auser
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`from aweb-browser of a wireless device can access and browse any web-site on the Internet,
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`w Intranet.
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`[022] 49%
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`software (5) er: of the server (3) can be configured to support web-based multi[[-]]taski_ng fer
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`while a user[[s]] onWW1wireless device (1) using a web browser 18).
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`Further the user =-=——=-—----——- -—-——--— ————— — ot the wireless device1s facilitated able to pe1torn1
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`In the Fig. l, the console support
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`creating structured layered filesrdéreete% directories or folders, and perform data
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`management operations,_such as, but not limited to, delete, move, copy, rename for data files
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`or folders[[/]] g directories ere: on $e flassigned storage volume [[of]] controlled by th_e
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`server (3).
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`' - In addition, the other software modules (9) of
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`th_ewircless device (1) is also configured capable o_ft0 send data to or receive data from th_e
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`other service modules (7) of th_eserver (3) via communication link (2) through a_suitable IP
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`or non-[P based protocol. The data fie being sent or received cold be, but not limited to, a
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`digital photo picture, a message [[etc.]].
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`(5) ofth_e server (3) and the other software modules (9) ofth_e wireless device (1) can be
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`implemented with any suitable languages such as C, C++, Java,—et& and so on without
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`limiting to the languages mentioned.
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`wireless device (1) can be any suitable software tool, which; is capable to communication
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`with web server software (4) on th_e server (3) or with any other web server through th_e
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`HTTP protocol.
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`[026] T_he Fig. 2%@ demonstrated how @ dees—the storage of a server 3_eaH—be
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`assigned to a user of each ofmultiple wireless devices for used as she-iahexternal storage at
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`' -, First, th_e storage system (10) of th_e
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`server (3) can be partitioned into multiple storage volumes (11 g. for example, by
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`administration staff through aweb-console (13) of levels) console host (12).
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`[027] b9=Second, the storage system (10) of th_e server (3) can be partitioned in such way that
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`a user of each of the wireless devices can be assigned with a storage volume e=f having a
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`so that the server 3 can support fess maximum
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`numbers_ofth_c wireless devices.
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`media could be any kind[[s]] such as, but not limited to, SCSI cable, [P cable, Fiber cable
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`%6? or could be wireless communication media.
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`The storage system itself could be
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`various types.
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`[029] d9=1=t FinallyI i-t—assumes—that the storage system (Q) can be accessed bv each of the
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`wireless devices through IP or non-1P based network and protocols.
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`[030] m Fig. 3% @ demonstrated heave th_at a user from a web-browser (8) on g
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`wireless elefieesm (1) can download data from a known web-site (LS-1%) to his/her
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`assigned external storage (10) ofth_eserver (3). The dash-lined path (a) represents a
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`communication channel @ between th_ewireless device (1) and an? a_remote elewraload
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`web-site (1_51—2),é#l%ela M provides $th downloading contentsm. The dash-
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`lined path (b) represents_a communication ehannel @ between th_e wireless devices (1) and
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`the storage server (3). The dash-lined path (c) represents a communication @ eh-a-nnel
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`between the server 3W and the remote web-server (gal—3W
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`[031]
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`The Detailed Description of the Invention
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`[032] =1=-.=The Use of the External Storage of by the Wireless Device:
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`The Fig. 2 shows a simplified diagram of the wireless devices (1 of—Fig.—2) using th_e
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`external storage system (10 o—f—F—igw'é) of [[a]] th_e server (3 W)#4%éh#+l= @
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`effectively—resol-ve—resolving the storage limitation problem e¥for the wireless devices (1 of
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`Fig—2)-
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`[033] Partition storage volumes (Fig. 2);
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`With this invention, the entire storage (10 etLFi-grll) on [[a]] th_e server (3 of—Fig.—2)
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`needs to be partitioned into suitable size of volumes (11 of—F—ingl) such as 4GB m cach[[,]]
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`whichm m will allow the server 3_to serve maximum number of th_e wireless devices
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`(1 o—f—F—i—gw’L). With the web console support software (5 e-tLF-igwll) of the server (3 o-f—F—i-g.—2),
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`$th tasks of partitioning th_e storage svstem 1 10 1 can be done through a_wcb-consolc (13 of
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`Fig—2) on g console host (12 ofiFig.—2) by Q administrative staff.
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`[034]
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`In order to support web storage partition, first the console support software (5 of
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`Fig—2) of the server (3 of—Fi—g.—2) must send storage information of the server (3 of—Fig.—2) to
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`the web-console (13 of—F—igw’E) ofth_e console host (12 e-tLF-i-gwll). SEhaifi The storaoz e
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`informationWM includes @ storage device‘_s namcrsterage-wtotal size ete—. @
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`m without limitations. Second, based on the received storage information the
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`administration staff on th_e console host (12 of—Hgé), for example1 can use_a web-console
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`(13 o-f—F-igfil) to partition each storage device fi-l-l—and [[to]] send the storage partition
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`information for the storage device to the console support software (5 oaf—F-ig.—2) of the server
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`(3 ef—ngZ). The storage partition information includes the number of the partitions
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`(volumes) and the size of each partition (volume). Third, upon receiving the storage
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`partition information from th_eweb-console (13 ef—Figw’l) of th_econsole host (12 of—F—ig.—2),
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`the console support software (5 e-f—F-igwl) of the server (3 ef—F-igwl) performs the actual
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`storage partition byflwdaieh divides dividing the entire storage into multiple small volumes.
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`Finally, for each small storage volume, a corresponding file system could be built up.
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`[035] Assign storage volumes (Fig. 2):
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`Each ofthe storage volumes (H)W with its corresponding file system (—l—l—ef
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`Fig—2) [[ofl] @1118 storagew (10 ef—Fig.—2) [[on]] ofthe server (3 ef—Figé) needs to be
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`exclusively assignedW to a user of a given specific wireless device (1 ef—Fig.—2)
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`by the console support software (5 e-f—Flingl) [[on]] of the server (3 of—Hgé).
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`[036] Data and storage volume management (Fig. 2)
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`-1—) With the support of th_econsole support software modules (5 ef—F—igé) of the server
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`system—(3 ef—F—ig.—2)= t-lae a user
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`2) can use a web-browser 8 illustrated in Fig. 2 to setup the folder[[/]] gdirectory structure
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`on the file system of his/her fl assigned external storage volume (11 ef—Fig.—2). In addition,
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`the user 72:7 777777777 . 777777777777'i=7 of th_e wireless device (1 ef—Figrz) can use the web-
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`browser 8 performi_ng all data management operations such as, but not limited to, delete,
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`copy, move, grename etc—. for file or folder on that file system.
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`In order to support such data management [[on]] over the external storage (10 of—F—i-g:
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`2) ———-==—----——- -—-——~.—-—————;—————'—————=- assigned to the user of the wireless device (1 9%)
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`bv using the web-browser 8, first th_e console support software modules (5 of—Fig.—2) of the
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`server W3 e—f—F—rgw’g must communicate with th_e web-browser (8 e-fLF-i-gwll) oftfi
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`wireless device (1 e-f—F-ig.—2) to present the assigned storage to a user that is similar to said
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`partitioning storage. Therefore, the user from th_e web-browser (8 ef—Fig—Z) of th_e wireless
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`device (1 of—I‘Ligw'cl) can choose a_t desired data management operation[[s]] and perform the
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`operation to cause the seneLopcration information to be sent to th_e console support software
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`modules (5 ef—Fig.—2) of the server W3 ef—Fig—29.
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`includes. but not limited to establishing folder[[/]] gdirectory[[,]]; copying, moving, or
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`reaming data file ate? for the folder directorv. Second, upon receiving the data management
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`I—hese The mentioned operation[[s]]
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`operation, the console support software modules (5 ef—Figwll) of the server W3 of—F—ig:
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`2%actually performs these reguested operations [[on]] over the assigned file system of Q
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`assigned external storage volume (1 1 of—Fig.—2) [[on]] ithe server system=é3 ef—Frg—2§.
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`[03 8] Store data from Wireless device into external storage (Fig. 2);
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`To store the data such as digital photo pictures[[,]] or messages into the assigned file
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`system on the assigned eastefiaal: storage volume (fl Whig—2) of=a th_e server (3 of—ldlig.—2)
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`the other software modules (9 ef—Faig.—2) ofth_e wireless device (1 ef—Fig.—2) need to send
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`these data to th_e other service modules (7 ef—Fig—Z) of th_e server (3 ef—F—ig.—2) via
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`communication link between them. Upon receiving th_e data, the other service modules (7 of
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`Fig—2) ofth_e server (3 ef—Fi-gé) write these data to th_eW file system [[01]] g the
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`assigned storage volume (11 ef—Fig.—2) [[on]] of the server (3%) for the wireless
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`device 1 1 1. The protocol used between these two communication entities could be either 11’
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`or non-1P based protocol.
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`[039] Download data from a_remote web server site into assigned external storage
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`[040] Referring now, to the Fig. 3, lfa user ofthe wireless device (1 of—F—igé) user—wants to
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`download adata fromaremote web server (l_5-l—2—ef—F—ig%) into ill—CW file system Q
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`the assigned storage volume (11 ofiFigé) [[ofl] i_n the external storage svstem (10 of—Figé)
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`[[on]] ofthe server (3 o—fiF-igwl), the following steps are required:
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`[041] 1) The user ‘ '. — ofth_e a—speei-t—ie—wireless device (1 e-f—F-igw
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`)aeeesses access to a remote March server site
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`(1_511—2—9£Fig%) and t_o obtain the information of the data for th_e downloadi_ng via th_e path (a)
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`ofth_e Fig. 3. For example, [[to]] the user get access to a web-page, which contains the data
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`name for th_e downloading and also contains IP address of the remote web site.
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`[042] 2) The other software modules (9 ef—l-Ligé) of a—speei—fie th_e wireless device (1 elf—Fig—
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`3) obtains obtain the downloadi_ng information for the data, which becomes available in the
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`cached web-pages on th_e wireless device (1 ef—Figé) after the web-browser (8 of—Fig.—3)
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`aeeessing access Q the down-lead m site (1_5-1—2—of—F—ig%).
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`[043] 3) The other software modules (9 ot—Frg—3) ofa—speei—fie th_e wireless device (1 etlllig—
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`3) send the obtained downloadi_ng information to other service modules (7 of—F—igé) of th_e
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`storage server (3 ef—Figé) via th_e path (b) of th_eFig. 3.
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`[044] 4) Upon receiving the downloadi_ng information from a—speei—Fre th_e wireless device
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`(1), the other service modules_(7 ef—Figé) of the storage server (3 ef—Figé) send a web
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`download request to down-lead the web-site (fi-l—Z—e—fiF-ig—f‘r) via th_e path ( c ) ofth_e Fig. 3
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`based on download information obtained.4H;heen and then receives the downloadi_ng
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`m data fi‘om th_e web server of dewnlead th_e web-site (fi-l—Z—ef—F—igé).
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`[045] 5) Upon receiving downloadi_ng[[ed]] data stream, the other service modules (7 of
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`Fig—3) of the storage server (3 (-3ng 3) write these th_edata foethespeer—fie—wr—reless—dewee
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`El—of—Figé) into the assigned file system on the assigned storage volume (11 of—F—igé) [[on]]
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`ithe server (3 ef—Fig.—3) for the wireless device 1 1 ).
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`[046] Retrieve data from assigned external storage volume e=f for the user of the
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`wireless device;
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`[047]
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`l) lfa web-browser (8) on a wireless device 1 has embedded video or music
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`functionality,W a user of [[a]] th_e wireless device (1 of—Fig—Ll)
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`can beused use the browser to retrieve and play $93e multimedia data file such as video or
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`music stored in th_ewireless device’s assigned external storage volume (Li-Q-oiLF-igé);
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`which actually located on [[a]] th_eserver (3 oif—F-igé).
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`[048]
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`2) In another embodiment, M83 in respect to the user’s needs, the other software
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`module (9 of—F—igil) of th_ewireless device (1 of—F-igé) also can retrieve data file from th_e
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`assigned file system [[of]] g the assigned storage volume (11 oPFigé) [[on]] of the server
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`(3 amigo).
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`[049] Support external storage for a large number of th_e wireless devices;
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`[050] Referring now to the Fig. 4. If [[we]] there is a need to provide each user a_2GB of
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`storage space, then a 160GB disk drive can support 80 users. A 4096GB (4 Tera Bytes)
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`storage system on [[a]] th_e server unit can support 2024 user. Therefore a Bash server unit
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`only can efficiently support a limited size of the storage system. In order to support a large
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`number ofm wireless devicespwit-h momma such as for supporting 500,000 oPt-lciem
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`wireless devices, a larger number ofth_e servers are i_s required, in this case 250 servers is
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`required.
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`In order to let a larger number o