Patent ID: 8566417

Claim:
A portable memory device comprising: an interface connecting the portable memory device with a local electronic device; a memory storing software and settings for establishing a remote connection from the portable memory device to a remote computer when connected to the local electronic device, the software and settings executing at least one application stored on the portable memory device, the at least one application creating a bridge between the portable memory device and a connectivity stack of the local electronic device; where the at least one application comprises a file executed to connect to the remote computer and act as a remote control client for the remote computer on the local electronic device; and the software and settings and a wireless data transceiver establishing, automatically in response to connecting the portable memory device with the local electronic device, a wireless connection from the portable memory device to a cellular network, establishing an internet connection via the cellular network, and then establishing a virtual private network tunnel between the portable memory device and the remote computer, wherein the virtual private network tunnel is established through the wireless connection from the portable memory device to the cellular network and the internet connection via the cellular network, wherein the software and settings automatically export file listings of the remote computer to the local electronic device causing the remote computer to appear as a local memory storage to the local electronic device.