Cloud storage for mobile devices based on user-specified limits for different types of data
US9591075B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4334
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques described herein may enable users to manage the division of storage, for multiple applications and on a per-content type basis, between cloud storage and local storage. A mobile device may receive user preference information relating to storage limits, each of the storage limits being applicable to an aggregate amount of data, of a particular content type, and associated with a number of applications executed by the mobile device. The mobile device transfer data, to and from cloud storage, to enforce the storage limits included in the user preference information.
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