VIRTUAL FILE DIRECTORY SERVICES FOR MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A computer implemented method for establishing virtual file directory services, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, a notification from a device in a first zone that the device is sharing a resource;
storing, by the computer, information about the shared resource in an index, the stored information indicating that the resource is available from the device;
determining, by the computer, that the device is entering a second zone; and
responsive to determining that the device is entering the second zone, transmitting the stored information to the second zone.
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Abstract
Establishing virtual file directory services by receiving a notification from a first device in a first zone is that the first device is sharing a resource. Information about the shared resource is stored in an index. The stored information indicates that the resource is available from the device. As the device enters a second zone the stored information is transmitted to the second zone from the first zone.
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1. A computer implemented method for establishing virtual file directory services, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, a notification from a device in a first zone that the device is sharing a resource; storing, by the computer, information about the shared resource in an index, the stored information indicating that the resource is available from the device; determining, by the computer, that the device is entering a second zone; and responsive to determining that the device is entering the second zone, transmitting the stored information to the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for establishing virtual file directory services, the system comprising:
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a file directory proxy computer configured to; receive a notification from a device in a first zone that the device is sharing a resource; store information about the shared resource in an index, the stored information indicating that the resource is available from the device; determine that the device is entering a second zone; and responsive to determining that the device is entering the second zone, transmit the stored information to the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for establishing virtual file directory services, the computer program product comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving a notification from a device in a first zone that the device is sharing a resource; storing information about the shared resource in an index, the stored information indicating that the resource is available from the device; determining that the device is entering a second zone; and responsive to determining that the device is entering the second zone, transmitting the stored information to the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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