Patent ID: 7844445

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a response to an inquiry from a data source, the response identifying a flash memory of a USB flash drive as being an auto-launch device type, the response being provided through a USB interface of the USB flash drive to the data source; providing a backup application from the flash memory of the USB flash drive to the data source, the backup application configured to selectively copy data files stored on the data source to a networked storage thereby creating a set of backed up data files, wherein providing the backup application includes receiving auto-launch device type commands from the data source, translating the auto-launch device type commands to flash memory device type commands, and sending the flash memory device type commands to the flash memory, and receiving flash memory device type responses from the flash memory, translating the flash memory device type responses into auto-launch device type responses, and sending the auto-launch device type responses to the data source; providing a GUI for a user to select a data file from amongst the set of backed up data files, and specify a task for an online service provider; receiving a user selection of a data file from amongst the set of backed up data files; receiving a task specification for the online service provider; automatically connecting to the online service provider; and uploading the selected backed up data file to the automatically connected online service provider.