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File access with different file hosts

US8819586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Scott David Hoogerwerf · Seattle, US
David Fields · Kirkland, US
Michael J. Gilmore · Bothell, US
Rolf A. Ebeling · Kirkland, US
Steven J. Ball · Redmond, US
Manav Mishra · Kirkland, US
Tyler K. Beam · Redmond, US
Robert H. Liao · Sharon, US
Benjamin J. Karas · Seattle, US
Matthew P. Duignan · Seattle, US
Jensen M. Harris · Kirkland, US
Richard Jacob White · Seattle, US
Lyon Wong · Issaquah, US
Dennis L. Davis · Bothell, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 27, 2011
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F17/18
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A file access request is received from an application. One or more file types for the file access request are identified, and one or more file hosts supporting files of the identified one or more file types are also identified. A user interface is displayed, the user interface including a hosted area. Within the hosted area, at least one of the one or more file hosts displays a portion of the user interface identifying one or more files of at least one file host that can be selected for retrieval, or one or more locations that can be selected to which the one or more files are saved.

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