Storage device for use in a shared community storage network
US8108502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device configured to join a shared community storage network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by a user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails. The user may receive economic or non-economic incentives for allowing the storage device to join the shared community storage network.
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