Cloud-To-Cloud Peering
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an input at a first cloud from a first device associated with a first user, wherein the input indicates that an item stored in the first cloud is accessible to a second device associated with a second user via a second cloud that is coupled to the first cloud, wherein the first cloud is associated with the first user and wherein the second cloud is associated with the second user.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving an input at a first cloud from a first device associated with a first user. The input indicates that an item stored in the first cloud is accessible to a second device associated with a second user via a second cloud that is coupled to the first cloud. The first cloud is associated with the first user and the second cloud is associated with the second user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving an input at a first cloud from a first device associated with a first user, wherein the input indicates that an item stored in the first cloud is accessible to a second device associated with a second user via a second cloud that is coupled to the first cloud, wherein the first cloud is associated with the first user and wherein the second cloud is associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server comprising:
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a processor; a search module executable by the processor to; receive a search request from a first cloud of a plurality of clouds, wherein the first cloud is associated with a first user and wherein the first cloud comprises a plurality of items stored in the first cloud that are accessible to a plurality of devices of the first user via a first network; identify information relevant to the search request that is accessible via a second cloud of the plurality of clouds; and communicate the information relevant to the search request to the first cloud. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
provide access to a first cloud via a graphical user interface displayed at a first device of a first user, wherein the first cloud comprises a plurality of items stored in the first cloud that are accessible to a plurality of devices of the first user, and wherein the graphical user interface comprises; a status window configured to display information associated with one or more activities of a second cloud associated with a second user, wherein the second cloud comprises a second plurality of items stored in the second cloud; a search button operable to present a search menu at the graphical user interface; a profile button operable to present a plurality of attributes of a profile of the first cloud; and one or more additional buttons associated with the plurality of items stored in the first cloud, wherein a first button of the one or more additional buttons is a files button operable to present a files menu, the files menu providing access to an image library, a video library, applications, games, output devices, a shared storage partition of the first cloud, or any combination thereof, and wherein a second button of the one or more additional buttons presents a peer menu, the peer menu providing access to a peer list, a group of peers list, available peer items, notifications, a shared storage partition of one or more peer clouds, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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