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Method and apparatus for downloading a file

  • US 10,581,951 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2015
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of downloading a file, performed by a first device, comprising:

  • receiving, from a user, a first user input for downloading one of one or more files stored in the cloud server;

    identifying, by a processor of the first device, the file stored in the cloud server according to the received first user input;

    identifying, according to the received first user input, at least one second device which stores the file according to a previously received second user input for downloading the file from the cloud server, the at least one second device and the first device being registered to have a same user account;

    based on not identifying the at least one second device which stores the file, downloading the file from the cloud server;

    based on identifying the at least one second device which stores the file, obtaining, by the processor, download times, which are expected to be taken to download the file from each of the cloud server and the at least one second device;

    displaying a list of storage locations of the file with the download time to be taken to download the file, the storage locations including identification information of the cloud server and identification information of the at least one second device;

    receiving, from the user, a third user input for selecting one of the cloud server and the at least one second device from the list; and

    downloading the file from the selected device, wherein the download time to be taken to download the file is displayed when the file is stored in at least two of the at least one second devices or the cloud server.

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