Patent ID: 8402284
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a first Network Attached Storage (NAS) device; a second Network Attached Storage (NAS) device; and a communication network, wherein the first and second NAS devices are independently coupled to the communication network and each store backup digital content for at least one other device coupled to the communication network, wherein the first and second NAS devices selectively start a symbiotic relationship with each other, wherein, during the symbiotic relationship, a first user associated with the first NAS device selects backup digital content to be transmitted from the first NAS device to the second NAS device via the communication network and a second user associated with the second NAS device selects backup digital content to be transmitted from the second NAS device to the first NAS device via the communication network; and wherein the first and second NAS devices each have a removable storage unit with the backup digital content and wherein a primary exchange of backup digital content involves exchanging the removable storage units between the first and second NAS devices.