US 9,069,469 B2 · Sharing and synchronizing data across users of cloud computing systems

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes data from a user. During operation, the system obtains, at a cloud computing system, a set of data-sharing preferences for the user. Next, the system creates a set of virtual storage partitions for the user with the cloud computing system based on the data-sharing preferences. Upon receiving data from the user to the cloud computing system, the system associates the data with a virtual storage partition from the set of virtual storage partitions based on the data-sharing preferences and a set of data attributes for the data. Finally, the system manages access to the virtual storage partition by one or more other users based on the data-sharing preferences.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for processing data from a user, comprising:

obtaining, at a cloud computing system, a set of data-sharing preferences for the user;
creating a set of virtual storage partitions for the user with the cloud computing system based on the data-sharing preferences;
upon receiving data from the user to the cloud computing system, associating the data with a virtual storage partition from the set of virtual storage partitions based on the data-sharing preferences and a set of data attributes for the data, the associating comprising matching a subset of the data-sharing preferences to one or more of the data attributes and identifying the virtual storage partition associated with the subset of the data-sharing preferences;
and
managing access to the virtual storage partition by one or more other users based on the data-sharing preferences.

2 more elements

A system for processing data from a user, comprising:

by one or more computers, performing operations of a storage-management apparatus configured to:
obtain, at a cloud computing system, a set of data-sharing preferences for the user;
and
create a set of virtual storage partitions for the user with the cloud computing system based on the data-sharing preferences;
and
a synchronization apparatus configured to:
associate data from the user to the cloud computing system with a virtual storage partition from the set of virtual storage partitions based on the data-sharing preferences and a set of data attributes for the data, the associating comprising matching a subset of the data-sharing preferences to one or more of the data attributes and identifying the virtual storage partition associated with the subset of the data-sharing preferences;
and
manage access to the virtual storage partition by one or more other users based on the data-sharing preferences.

6 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for processing data from a user, the method comprising:

obtaining, at a cloud computing system, a set of data-sharing preferences for the user;
creating a set of virtual storage partitions for the user with the cloud computing system based on the data-sharing preferences;
upon receiving data from the user to the cloud computing system, associating the data with a virtual storage partition from the set of virtual storage partitions based on the data-sharing preferences and a set of data attributes for the data, the associating comprising matching a subset of the data-sharing preferences to one or more of the data attributes and identifying the virtual storage partition associated with the subset of the data-sharing preferences;
and
managing access to the virtual storage partition by one or more other users based on the data-sharing preferences.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sharing and synchronizing data across users of cloud computing systems

Life of this patent

Sharing and synchronizing data across users of cloud computing systems

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims21