Portable storage interface

Abstract

A method and apparatus of a portable storage device that provides a tethering and portable storage service to a host is described. In an exemplary method, the portable storage device configures a tethering and a portable storage service interface for the host. The portable storage device provides the tethering service to a network for the host through the tethering interface. In addition, the portable storage device shares files stored on the portable storage device through the portable storage interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 .- 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A computerized method, comprising:
 configuring a portable storage device to enable a tethering interface, a portable storage interface and a link interface;   detecting a host device via a wireless link that corresponds to the link interface;   configuring the tethering interface to allow the host device to access a network coupled to the portable storage device;   configuring the portable storage interface to share data between the host device and the portable storage device; and   transmitting data between the host device and the portable storage device, including:
 communicating data between the host device and the network through the tethering interface; and 
 sharing files stored on the portable storage device with the host device through the portable storage interface. 
   
     
     
         17 . The computerized method of  claim 16 , wherein the wireless link is selected from a group consisting of a BLUETOOTH link and a WIFI link. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized method of  claim 16 , wherein both the tethering interface and the portable storage interface are Ethernet interfaces. 
     
     
         19 . The computerized method of  claim 16 , wherein the network is a cellular network. 
     
     
         20 . The computerized method of  claim 16 , further comprising transmitting to the host device an advertisement that includes an identifier of the portable storage device. 
     
     
         21 . The computerized method of  claim 16 , further comprising assigning an address to the host device. 
     
     
         22 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing executable instructions to cause one or more processing units to perform a method, the method comprising:
 configuring a portable storage device to enable a tethering interface, a portable storage interface and a link interface;   detecting a host device via a wireless link that corresponds to the link interface;   configuring the tethering interface to allow the host device to access a network coupled to the portable storage device;   configuring the portable storage interface to share data between the host device and the portable storage device; and   transmitting data between the host device and the portable storage device, including:
 communicating data between the host device and the network through the tethering interface; and 
 sharing files stored on the portable storage device with the host device through the portable storage interface. 
   
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 22 , wherein the wireless link is selected from a group consisting of a BLUETOOTH link and a WIFI link. 
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 22 , wherein both the tethering interface and the portable storage interface are Ethernet interfaces. 
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 22 , wherein the network is a cellular network. 
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 22 , further comprising transmitting to the host device an advertisement that includes an identifier of the portable storage device. 
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 22 , further comprising assigning an address to the host device. 
     
     
         28 . A system, comprising:
 a host device; and   a portable storage device that includes a tethering interface, a portable storage interface and a link interface, wherein the portable storage device is configured to:
 enable the tethering interface, the portable storage interface and the link interface; 
 detect the host device via a wireless link that corresponds to the link interface; 
 configure the tethering interface to allow the host device to access a network coupled to the portable storage device; 
 configure the portable storage interface to share data between the host device and the portable storage device; and 
 transmit data between the host device and the portable storage device, including:
 communicating data between the host device and the network through the tethering interface; and 
 sharing files stored on the portable storage device with the host device through the portable storage interface. 
 
   
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the wireless link is selected from a group consisting of a BLUETOOTH link and a WIFI link. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein both the tethering interface and the portable storage interface are Ethernet interfaces. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the network is a cellular network. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the portable storage device is further configured to transmit to the host device an advertisement that includes an identifier of the portable storage device. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the portable storage device is further configured to assign an address to the host device.