Redirecting local storage to cloud storage
US9432457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/178
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a method of providing access to cloud storage performed by a mobile computing device. The method includes (a) receiving a file-level access command to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage, (b) evaluating whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem provided by the remote storage platform, (c) in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then performing a synchronization operation to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform, and (d) fulfilling the file-level access command by accessing the local storage once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform.
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