Method and system for providing consumer-level off-site data storage
OwnerJames A. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
An approach for providing consumer-level off-site data storage for electronic media is disclosed. A tracking system can be deployed at a retailer location for receiving and tracking deposited electronic media by customers, who are consumer-level users (i.e., residential or small office users). The tracking system generates unique identifiers (e.g., barcodes) associated with the physical media in response to input information about the physical media and an owner of the physical media. The physical media is stored according to one of the unique identifiers that specify location of the physical media within a storage facility of a storage provider.
Claims18
A method for providing storage services at a retailer facility that sells consumer products, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a physical media from a consumer, wherein the physical media stores content imparted by the consumer;
- generating a first identifier for identifying the consumer, and a second identifier for specifying location of the physical media within the retailer facility;
- storing the physical media at the location according to the second identifier;
- and
- charging the consumer for storage of the physical media.
A tracking system for supporting storage services at a retail establishment that includes a storage facility, the system comprising:
- a processor configured, in response to receiving a physical media from a consumer, to generate a first identifier for identifying the consumer, and a second identifier for specifying location of the physical media within the retailer facility;
- and
- a database configured to store the generated identifiers,
- wherein the storage facility stores the physical media at the location according to the second identifier, and the consumer is charged for storage of the physical media.
A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for providing storage services at a retailer facility that sells consumer products, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- receiving a physical media from a consumer, wherein the physical media stores content imparted by the consumer;
- generating a first identifier for identifying the consumer, and a second identifier for specifying location of the physical media within the retailer facility;
- storing the physical media at the location according to the second identifier;
- and
- charging the consumer for storage of the physical media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.