Backing up audio and video files across mobile devices of a user
US8805790B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1824
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technology is disclosed for selectively backing up audio files and video files of a user in a distributed backup system. In the distributed backup system, the user can define various policies for storing different data files of the user at different devices of the user and/or at a server. For example, the user may define a policy for storing video files on a device having a bigger display and audio files on a device which the user uses more often than the other devices. When a backup is initiated on a particular device, the technology identifies target devices based on the defined policies, and transmits the audio and video files from the particular device to the corresponding target devices. The audio and video files are transmitted via the server or directly if the target devices are in proximity to the particular device.
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