Patent ID: 7849267
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: coupling a portable storage device to a host computer; and invoking network extension code stored on the portable storage device, the network extension code allowing an application executing on the host computer to write data to the portable storage device without being limited by a physical storage capacity of the portable storage device, the network extension code being operable to: detect a file system write function call generated by the application, the file system write function call operable to cause the data to be written to the portable storage device, cause the data to be written to the portable storage device based upon the file system write function call, generate a transmit determination indicative of whether to transmit at least a portion of the written data to a network repository based on an available storage capacity of the network repository, and transmit the at least portion of the written data to the network repository based upon the transmit determination.