Titanide Ventures, LLC v. Google, Inc.
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COMPLAINT against Google, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-3506749.), filed by Titanide Ventures, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent Number 6,714,968, # 3 Exhibit B - U.S. Patent Number 6,735,623, # 4 Exhibit C - U.S. Patent Number 6,952,724)(Hill, Jack)
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United States Patent
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Prust
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING A
REMOTE STORAGE AREA
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Inventor:
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Assignee: Mitch Prust, Saint Paul, MN (US)
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Notice:
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Appl. No.: 09/501,039
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Filed:
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Int. CI? ................................................ G06F 15/16
U.S. CI. ........................................ 709/219; 709/206
Field of Search ................................. 709/206, 201,
709/217-219, 207, 203; 707/1, 10, 201
Mitch Prust, 16244 Ramsey Blvd.
NW., Ramsey, MN (US) 55303
Patent No.:
US 6,735,623 BI
Date of Patent:
May 11,2004
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Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
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ABSTRACT
A data storage system is described that provides seamless
access to remote data storage areas via a global computer
network. The data storage system includes one or more
storage servers coupled to one or more storage devices. The
storage devices provide a plurality of virtual storage areas,
where each virtual storage area is assigned to a user. Access
to the virtual storage areas is fully integrated with an
operating system executing on a client computer such that
the user, or software applications executing on the client
computer, can seamlessly access the corresponding virtual
storage area using standard file management routines provided by the operating system. In addition, the invention
provides a wide range of other remote access methods to the
virtual data storage areas including access via electronic
mail.
24 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
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