Techniques for administering commingled content items
US9020915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/80
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for assisting owners to remotely administer their digital content items stored at non-owners' personal computing devices. The techniques involve identifying owned content items from among content items stored in a synchronization replica that is synchronized with synchronization replicas at the non-owners' personal computing devices. The techniques further involve allowing owners to remotely perform certain administrative actions on owned content items. For example, in response to a command initiated at an owner's personal computing device, a network signal or signals can be sent to a synchronization agent installed on the non-owners' personal computing devices to automatically remove all owned content items from the synchronization replicas at the non-owners' personal computing devices. For example, the generation and sending of such signal can be performed by an online content item storage and synchronization service that synchronizes a server-stored synchronization replica with the synchronization replicas at the non-owners' personal computing devices.
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