US 12,177,291 B2Granted

Method and apparatus for information sharing over a web based environment

AssigneeSTT WebOS, Inc.

InventorSheng Tai Tsao

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Abstract

The virtual presentation technology in this invention can significantly reduce data load on a network and thus reduce the network bandwidth requirement. This allows serving more requests for data transaction over a network with fixed network bandwidth. In addition, with traditional Internet file sharing products, e.g. the then-existed Yahoo Group online service, in order to stop sharing a file, the file must be physically deleted that prevents resharing the file unless expensively recreating them. In addition, traditional email and instant message does not allow a user to delete a previously posted or shared message from a UI of a recipient. Therefore, the user could be embarrassed if the posted message is not proper to the recipient. This invention has overcome the problems to allow user instantly deleting posted information of file or folder from recipient's UI without physically deleting the file, and deleting previously posted messages from recipient's UI.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computing device comprising:

a processor;
a memory module, coupled to the processor, for storing program code, when the program code is executed by the processor, the processor causing the computing device to:
(i) display a first user interface to a first user sharing information with a second user, wherein the first user interface includes:
(a) a private section configured to display information about files or folders available for the first user to share, and
(b) a common section configured to display information about files or folders shared with the first user;
(ii) share a file or folder selected by the first user with the second user by:
(a) allowing the first user to identify the file or folder in the private section on the first user interface, which is not viewable by the second user,
(b) unlocking a protection mechanism of the file or folder to allow access to the second user,
(c) storing information about the file or folder, without content of the file or folder, in a common work place accessible to both the first user and the second user, and
(d) displaying information about the file or folder in the common section on a second user interface for the second user, wherein the second user can access the file or folder through the displayed information;
and
(iii) stop a sharing file or folder that the first user has previously shared with the second user by:
(a) deleting information about the sharing file or folder displayed in the common section on the second user interface of the second user,
(b) deleting information about the sharing file or folder that has been stored in the common work place, and
(c) locking a protection mechanism to rescind access to the second user.

12 more elements

A method, implemented by a device through executing program instructions stored in a computer-readable medium, for sharing information, the method comprising:

(i) displaying a first user interface to a first user sharing information with a second user, wherein the first user interface includes:
(a) a private section configured to display information about files or folders available for the first user to share;
and
(b) a common section configured to display information about files or folders shared with the first user;
(ii) sharing a file or folder selected by the first user with the second user by:
(a) allowing the first user to identify the file or folder in the private section on the first user interface, which is not viewable by the second user,
(b) unlocking a protection mechanism of the file or folder to allow access to the second user,
(c) storing information about the file or folder, without content of the file or folder, in a common work place accessible to both the first user and the second user, and
(d) displaying information about the file or folder in the common section on a second user interface for the second user, wherein the second user can access the file or folder through the displayed information;
and
(iii) stop a sharing file or folder that the first user has previously shared with the second user by:
(a) deleting information about the sharing file or folder displayed in the common section on the second user interface,
(b) deleting information about the file or folder that has been stored in the common work place, and
(c) locking a protection mechanism to rescind access to the second user.

11 more elements

A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions to be executed by a device for sharing information over a network and causes the device to perform operations of:
(i) displaying a first user interface to a first user sharing information with a second user, wherein the first user interface includes:
(a) a private section configured to display information about files or folders available for the user to share;
and
(b) a common section configured to display information about files or folders shared with the user;
(ii) sharing a file or folder with the second user by:
(a) allowing the first user to identify the file or folder in the private section on the first user interface, which is not viewable by the second user,
(b) unlocking a protection mechanism of the file or folder to allow access to the second user,
(c) storing information about the file or folder, without the content of the file or folder, in a common work place accessible to both the first user and the second user, and
(d) displaying information about the file or folder in the common section on a second user interface for the second user, wherein the second user can access the file or folder through the displayed information;
and
(iii) stopping a sharing file or folder that the first user has previously shared with the second user by:
(a) deleting information about the sharing file or folder displayed in the common section on the second user interface of the second user;
(b) deleting information about the sharing file or folder that has been stored in the common work place, and
(c) locking a protection mechanism to rescind access to the second user.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/589,935Filed 28 Feb 2024 · continuation
Priority: 28 Jul 2009
Published: US 2024/0098136 A14 Jul 2024
Granted: 24 Dec 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

H04L 12/1822
For computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms: conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants,…
H04L 67/06
Protocols: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
B66C 1/422
Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles: actuated by lifting force
B66C 1/442
And applying frictional forces: actuated by lifting force

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