Patent ID: 8307134

Claim:
A computerized method comprising: configuring a portable storage device to enable a tethering interlace and a portable storage interlace on a link interlace; in response to detecting a host coupled to a link corresponding to the link interface, configuring the tethering interlace to allow the host access to a network coupled to the portable storage device, and configuring the portable storage interface to share files between the host and the portable storage device, wherein the configuring the portable storage interlace includes, initiating a host control process on the portable storage device, the host control process running on the portable storage interface, in response to a request for an address from the host, assigning an address to the host, and advertising a file sharing service on the portable storage interface; communicating data between the host and the network with the tethering interface; and sharing files stored on the portable storage device with the host through the portable storage interface.