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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Steven Henry Fyke, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas James Arthur Burrell, Waterloo, CA;
Soussamay McManus, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/18 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/18 (2013.01); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for allowing a user of a mobile device to securely access a storage device of a home network of the user. The method and apparatus advantageously allow for the user to share data stored on the home network with other users, or to give full or restricted access to other computing devices. The apparatus consists of a network element residing on the home network of the user, which enables communications between the network storage and the mobile device when the mobile device is in a remote location.