Using a file server as a central shared database
First Claim
1. A method for sharing data, comprising:
- converting a set of data items from a first format specific for a first application to a set of standard format files on a storage device, said converting includes storing each data item in a separate file on said storage device;
maintaining a copy of said data items on a first client in said format specific to said first application; and
synchronizing said copy of said data items in said format specific to said first application on said first client with said standard format files on said storage device.
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Abstract
Various entities need to share data among team members working on the same project without investing in specialized server software. To address this need, an existing standard file server is used to host data for sharing among the team. The file server has not been customized to share the data for the particular application. A user creates a special folder for a project at a user specified location on the file server. Data associated with the project is converted to files and stored in a structure of folders used by the file server to represent the data that is shared. Each client that has subscribed to this shared data synchronizes the data on their local computing device with the data on the file server. Security is provided by using the file server'"'"'s built-in access controls.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for sharing data, comprising:
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converting a set of data items from a first format specific for a first application to a set of standard format files on a storage device, said converting includes storing each data item in a separate file on said storage device;
maintaining a copy of said data items on a first client in said format specific to said first application; and
synchronizing said copy of said data items in said format specific to said first application on said first client with said standard format files on said storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied on said processor readable storage devices, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
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maintaining a first copy of a set of data items on a first client in a format specific to a first application; and
synchronizing said first copy of said data items on said first client with a second copy of said data items stored as a set of standard format files. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for sharing data, comprising:
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storing a set of data in a generic file system on a file server;
using an access control mechanism for said file server to provide access control for said set of data;
maintaining a first copy of said set of data on a first client;
maintaining a second copy of said set of data on a second client;
synchronizing said first copy with said set of data on said file server; and
synchronizing said second copy with said set of data on said file server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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