Patent ID: 8935473
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of storing data comprising: detecting, by a computing device, a portable memory device that is separate and apart from said computing device and which attaches to said computing device by way of a USB interface; reading, by the computing device, a software algorithm stored in the portable memory device by way of the USB interface; executing, by the computing device, the software algorithm, wherein the execution of the software algorithm produces a user interface; receiving, by the computing device, a request to store said data by way of the user interface; determining, by the computing device, in accordance with the software algorithm, whether to store said data in the portable memory device or in a remote storage device based on a criteria; and storing, by the computing device, the data in the portable memory device by way of the USB interface based on the criteria; or sending, by the computing device, the data to the remote storage device for storage therein by way of a network interface based on the criteria.