Patent ID: 8873574

Claim:
A network-attached storage device configured to be in communication with a local device, comprising: a plurality of storage devices to store data; a first interface to establish communication with a network; a second interface to establish communication with the local device; at least one processor to: selectively enable the second interface to establish communication with the local device; perform RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) partitioning of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices, where the RAID partitioning of the data comprises organizing the data across the plurality of storage devices according to a RAID storage technique; and provide status information of the plurality of storage devices to the local device in response to detecting connection of the local device to the network-attached storage device, wherein the status information includes a file structure of the data stored in the plurality of storage devices; and a peripheral device interface to transfer data between the network or the local device and a peripheral device connected to the network-attached storage device.