TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE NETWORK ADDRESSING FOR SHARING MEDIA FILES

• US 20130110832A1
• Filed: 06/21/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Taleghani, Ali, Bailor, Jonathan, Wood, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/528,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110832A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/176 Support for shared access to files; File sharing support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/183 Provision of network file services by network file servers, e.g. by using NFS, CIFS network file access protocols H04L67/1097

Abstract

Techniques to determine network addressing for sharing media files are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may store an application having a media share component operative to receive a request to associate a media file with a document, the media file stored at a media file storage location, the document stored at a document storage location. The media share component may comprise multiple software modules, including a file reference module. The file reference module may be operative to analyze the media file storage location to determine a valid uniform resource locator (URL) that allows access to the media file.

Claims

1. A computer-implement method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor circuit, a request to associate a media file with a document, the media file stored at a media file storage location, the document stored at a document storage location; and

analyzing the media file storage location to determine a valid uniform resource locator (URL) that allows access to the media file.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the media file storage location is a local storage location;

determining that the document storage location permits uploading the media file;

uploading the media file from the local storage location to the document storage location to create an uploaded media file in an uploaded media file storage location; and

analyzing the uploaded media file storage location to determine the valid URL.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the media file storage location is a known storage location with an associated method of determining a linking URL;

using the associated method to determine the linking URL; and

using the determined linking URL as the valid URL.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the media file storage location supports the generation of tokenized anonymous view URLs;

requesting that the media file storage location generate a tokenized anonymous view URL for the media file;

receiving the tokenized anonymous view URL; and

using the received tokenized anonymous view URL as the valid URL.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the media file storage location supports access by a defined set of users;

determining a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location; and

using the direct URL as the valid URL.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein determining that the media file storage location supports access by the defined set of users comprises determining that the media file storage location supports unrestricted access, unrestricted access including access by the defined set of users.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein determining that the media file storage location supports access by the defined set of users comprises:

determining that the media file storage location supports access within a defined domain; and

determining that the defined set of users have access to the defined domain.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising:

determining that the media file storage location has a first access-control scheme;

determining that the document storage location has a second access-control scheme;

determining that the first access-control scheme and the second access-control scheme are compatible;

determining a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location;

using the direct URL as the valid URL;

detecting that the document has been shared with one or more users; and

modifying, in response to detecting the sharing, access permissions for the media file storage location according to the first access-control scheme to allow access to the media file by the one or more users.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory to store an application having a media share component operative on the processor to receive a request to associate a media file with a document, the media file stored at a media file storage location, the document stored at a document storage location, the media share component comprising a file reference module operative to analyze the media file storage location to determine a valid uniform resource locator (URL) that allows access to the media file.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, the file reference module operative to determine that the media file storage location is a local storage location, determine that the document storage location permits uploading the media file, upload the media file from the local storage location to the document storage location to create an uploaded media file in an uploaded media file storage location, and analyze the uploaded media file storage location to determine the valid URL.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, the file reference module operative to determine that the media file storage location is a known storage location with an associated method of determining a linking URL, use the associated method to determine the linking URL, and use the determined linking URL as the valid URL.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, the file reference module operative to determine that the media file storage location supports the generation of tokenized anonymous view URLs, request that the media file storage location generate a tokenized anonymous view URL for the media file, receive the tokenized anonymous view URL, and use the received tokenized anonymous view URL as the valid URL.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, the file reference module operative to determine that the media file storage location supports access by a defined set of users, determine a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location, and use the direct URL as the valid URL.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, the file reference module operative to determine that the media file storage location has a first access-control scheme, determine that the document storage location has a second access-control scheme, determine that the first access-control scheme and the second access-control scheme are compatible, determine a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location, use the direct URL as the valid URL, detect that the document has been shared with one or more users, and modify, in response to detecting the sharing, access permissions for the media file storage location according to the first access-control scheme to allow access to the media file by the one or more users.

15. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause a system to:

receive a request to associate a media file with a document, the media file stored at a media file storage location, the document stored at a document storage location; and

analyze the media file storage location to determine a valid uniform resource locator (URL) that allows access to the media file.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 15, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

determine that the media file storage location is a local storage location;

determine that the document storage location permits uploading the media file;

upload the media file from the local storage location to the document storage location to create an uploaded media file in an uploaded media file storage location; and

analyze the uploaded media file storage location to determine the valid URL.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 15, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

determine that the media file storage location is a known storage location with an associated method of determining a linking URL;

use the associated method to determine the linking URL; and

use the determined linking URL as the valid URL.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 15, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

determine that the media file storage location supports the generation of tokenized anonymous view URLs;

request that the media file storage location generate a tokenized anonymous view URL for the media file;

receive the tokenized anonymous view URL; and

use the received tokenized anonymous view URL as the valid URL.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 15, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

determine that the media file storage location supports access by a defined set of users;

determine a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location; and

use the direct URL as the valid URL.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 15, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

determine that the media file storage location has a first access-control scheme;

determine that the document storage location has a second access-control scheme;

determine that the first access-control scheme and the second access-control scheme are compatible;

determine a direct URL for the media file at the media file storage location;

use the direct URL as the valid URL;

detect that the document has been shared with one or more users; and

modify, in response to detecting the sharing, access permissions for the media file storage location according to the first access-control scheme to allow access to the media file by the one or more users.