Data backup and transfer system, method and computer program product

A system for copying designated data between an account user computer and an authorized third-party computer, said account user computer and said third-party computer being operatively connectable to the Internet, comprising:

• a system computer having a system file storage device, said system computer being operatively connected to the Internet;
• said system computer including means for verifying account user identification and upon verification operatively connecting the account user computer and said system computer to enable the account user to upload or download data to/from the system computer;
• said system computer including access control means configurable by the account user to permit authorized third-party access to designated data on said system computer;
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• said system computer including means for verifying third-party identification and upon verification operatively connecting the third-party computer and said system computer to enable the third-party to upload data to or download said designated data from the system computer.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a system computer readable medium that when read causes one or more computers to execute the steps comprising:

• checking for an operative connection between the system computer and the Internet, and if the system computer is operatively connected;
• linking an account user computer to the system computer based on verification of an account user identification;
• scanning the contents of a storage device associated with each linked account user computer;
• scanning the contents of a storage device on the system computer for data associated with the account user identification;
• displaying a first representation of the contents of the linked computer storage device on the linked computer display;
• simultaneously displaying a second representation of the contents of the system computer associated with the account identification on the linked computer display;
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• copying selected data between the linked computer and system computer.

A method for uploading and downloading data between a system computer and a plurality of account user computers, each account user having a system account and an account user identification, the system computer operatively connected to the Internet and capable of being accessed through a system website, the system computer having a data storage device capable of storing and retrieving data for each of a plurality of system accounts, comprising the steps, for each user account:

• operatively connecting a first computer to the system website via the Internet;
• communicating account user identification;
• verifying account user identification and if verified,
• operatively connecting the system computer and the first computer,
• uploading selected data from the user first computer and storing the data on the system computer storage device,
• operatively connecting a second computer to the system website via the Internet;
• communicating account user identification;
• verifying account user identification and if verified,
• operatively connecting the system computer and the second computer, and
• downloading at least a portion of said selected data previously stored on the system computer storage device for the user account.

A method for copying data between a system computer and a plurality of account user computers, comprising the steps of:

• establishing a plurality of system accounts, each account having an account user identification;
• providing a system computer having a data storage device, said data storage device capable of storing and retrieving data for each system account;
• operatively connecting the system computer to the Internet;
• providing means for account users to access the system computer via the Internet;
• verifying account user identification for each user computer seeking access to the system computer, and if verified for access, for each account:
• operatively connecting the system computer and the account user computer,
• scanning the contents of a storage device for the account user computer;
• displaying on a display of the account user computer a first representation of at least a portion of the contents of the account user computer storage device,
• simultaneously displaying on said display of the account user computer a second representation of at least a portion of the contents of the data stored on the system computer for that account, and
• copying selected data between the account user computer and system computer.