Cognitive event based file sharing system for social software

• US 10,536,507 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kataria, Manish, Nanavati, Amit A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Quang N
• Application Number:
  US15/829,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20190173937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709206, 709217, 709219, 709223, 709224, 709226, 709228, 709230, 709232, 709238, 707622, 707694, 711170, 726 30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching

Abstract

An embodiment may be a cognitive event based file sharing system. The embodiment may include receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by intended file recipients. The embodiment may include determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user. The embodiment may include determining a storage capacity of computing devices of the intended file recipients. The embodiment may include allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the computing devices of the intended file recipients, and a file management policy. The embodiment may include providing access to the file to the intended file recipients. The embodiment may include removing a portion of the file from at least one of the computing devices of the intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event.

Claims

1. A method for cognitive event based file sharing, the method comprising:

receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by one or more intended file recipients;

determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user;

determining a storage capacity of one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients;

allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients, and a file management policy;

providing access to the file to the one or more intended file recipients; and

removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event;

wherein removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises reallocating a portion of the file on a first computing device of a first intended file recipient of the plurality of file recipients to the computing devices of the other file recipients based on the first file recipient accessing the file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein allocating further comprises allocating the file based on the storage capacity of one or more computing devices of one or more third party users, wherein each third party user does not have access to the file.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein allocating the file comprises allocating the file entirely on the one or more computing devices of the one or more third party users.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising reallocating the file based on a change in the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein allocating the file further comprises allocating the file based on a history of usage of the storage capacity of the computing device of the user and a history of usage of the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises removing the entire file based on all of the intended file recipients accessing the file.

7. A computer system for cognitive event based file sharing, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors to perform a method comprising;

receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by one or more intended file recipients;

determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user;

determining a storage capacity of one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients;

allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients, and a file management policy;

providing access to the file to the one or more intended file recipients; and

removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event;

when removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises reallocating a portion of the file on a first computing device of a first intended file recipient of the plurality of file recipients to the computing devices of the other file recipients based on the first file recipient accessing the file.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein allocating further comprises allocating the file based on the storage capacity of one or more computing devices of one or more third party users, wherein each third party user does not have access to the file.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein allocating the file comprises allocating the file entirely on the one or more computing devices of the one or more third party users.

10. The computer system of claim 7 further comprising reallocating the file based on a change in the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

11. The computer system of claim 7, wherein allocating the file further comprises allocating the file based on a history of usage of the storage capacity of the computing device of the user and a history of usage of the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

12. The computer system of claim 7, wherein removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises removing the entire file based on all of the intended file recipients accessing the file.

13. A computer program product for cognitive event based file sharing, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one or more processors to perform a method comprising;

receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by one or more intended file recipients;

determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user;

determining a storage capacity of one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients;

allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients, and a file management policy;

providing access to the file to the one or more intended file recipients; and

removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event;

wherein removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises reallocating a portion of the file on a first computing device of a first intended file recipient of the plurality of file recipients to the computing devices of the other file recipients based on the first file recipient accessing the file.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein allocating further comprises allocating the file based on the storage capacity of one or more computing devices of one or more third party users, wherein each third party user does not have access to the file.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising reallocating the file based on a change in the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein allocating the file further comprises allocating the file based on a history of usage of the storage capacity of the computing device of the user and a history of usage of the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event comprises removing the entire file based on all of the intended file recipients accessing the file.