Patents Assigned to Symform, Inc.
  • SHARED COMMUNITY STORAGE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140143425
    Abstract: A hardware and/or software facility for durably and securely storing data within a shared community storage network. A user may have a storage device that they intend to share with others in the network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by the user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • Shared community storage network
    Patent number: 8462665
    Abstract: A hardware and/or software facility for durably and securely storing data within a shared community storage network. A user may have a storage device that they intend to share with others in the network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by the user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • Storage device for use in a shared community storage network
    Patent number: 8108502
    Abstract: A storage device configured to join a shared community storage network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by a user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails. The user may receive economic or non-economic incentives for allowing the storage device to join the shared community storage network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • SHARED COMMUNITY STORAGE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110246652
    Abstract: A hardware and/or software facility for durably and securely storing data within a shared community storage network. A user may have a storage device that they intend to share with others in the network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by the user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • Shared community storage network
    Patent number: 7869383
    Abstract: A hardware and/or software facility for durably and securely storing data within a shared community storage network. A user may have a storage device that they intend to share with others in the network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by the user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • SHARED COMMUNITY STORAGE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100020718
    Abstract: A hardware and/or software facility for durably and securely storing data within a shared community storage network. A user may have a storage device that they intend to share with others in the network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by the user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg
  • STORAGE DEVICE FOR USE IN A SHARED COMMUNITY STORAGE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100023722
    Abstract: A storage device configured to join a shared community storage network. All or a portion of the storage device is registered with the community storage network as a storage node. Once registered with the network, third party data may be stored on the storage node and remotely accessed by third parties. In addition, data stored on the storage device by a user may be stored in the shared community storage network by encrypting the data, adding redundancy, and distributing it to other storage nodes within the storage network. Data that is stored in the storage network is accessible to the user even if their storage device is inaccessible or fails. The user may receive economic or non-economic incentives for allowing the storage device to join the shared community storage network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Symform, Inc.
    Inventors: Bassam Tabbara, Praerit Garg