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Computing system for managing data

  • US 10,057,340 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2016
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing data, the method comprising, at a computing device associated with a device group:

  • discovering one or more peer computing devices associated with the device group;

    discovering a non-member computing device not presently associated with the device group that satisfies at least one device group criterion;

    adding the non-member computing device to the device group;

    receiving a request from a requesting program to access a requested file stored in the device group;

    determining whether the request satisfies a permission;

    if the request satisfies the permission, authorizing the request to access the requested file, retrieving the requested file from the device group and outputting the requested file to the requesting program; and

    if the request does not satisfy the permission, denying the request to access the requested file.

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