Systems and methods for localizing a network storage device
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsBarrett Kreiner, Jonathan Reeves
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Abstract
Provided are methods, systems and devices for localizing data existing on a distributed network which comprises receiving an instruction within a programmable logic device (“PLD”) for controlling a network peripheral from a client computing system, the PLD being in communication with the network peripheral via a modem and also in communication with the computing device via a generic interface and receiving a task request from the computing device via the generic interface to be accomplished according to the instruction. The methods, systems and devices further provide for augmenting the task request with an additional instruction provided by a meta-behavior interface.
Claims14
An apparatus in communication with a computing system comprising:
- an interface, whereby the computing system employs the apparatus;
- a programmable logic device (“PLD”) in communication with the computing system through the interface, the PLD communicating via the interface using a first file system protocol to store and to retrieve data from a network peripheral device, the PLD also being in communication with the network peripheral device via a modem and communicating with the network peripheral device using a second file system protocol that is foreign to the computing system to store and retrieve data using the network peripheral device on behalf of the computing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.