METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING A PERSONAL CLOUD-COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT WITH UBIQUITOUS MOBILE ACCESS AND SOURCE-INDEPENDENT, AUTOMATED DATA AGGREGATION

• US 20130144939A1
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Parablu Inc.
• Original Assignee: Parablu Systems PVT Limited
• Inventors: Prahlad, Veenatejaswini R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,282,168 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

The present invention discloses methods, devices, and systems for enabling a personal cloud-computing environment with ubiquitous mobile access and source-independent, automated data aggregation. Methods include the step of: upon receiving at least one file-selection notification from at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud-computing environment, determining, based on at least one file-selection notification, whether to perform a local file-access operation on at least one computing device or to perform a remote file-access operation on a remote storage element in the personal cloud-computing environment. Other methods include the steps of: utilizing a phone-network infrastructure for maintaining operational connectivity of a personal cloud, wherein the personal cloud resides in a local network, and wherein the operational connectivity includes connectivity with at least one foreign network; and providing at least one data-management capability via the phone-network infrastructure to at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a personal cloud-computing environment with source-independent, automated data aggregation, the method comprising the step of:

(a) upon receiving at least one file-selection notification from at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud-computing environment, determining, based on said at least one file-selection notification, whether to perform a local file-access operation on said at least one computing device or to perform a remote file-access operation on a remote storage element in the personal cloud-computing environment, wherein said remote storage element includes any storage element on any other said at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud-computing environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of determining is further based on at least one file-access notification, and wherein said at least one file-access notification is related to said at least one file-selection notification.

3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising the step of:

(b) upon performing one of said file-access operations, performing a metadata operation on at least one remotely-stored metadata file.

4. A method for enabling a personal cloud-computing environment with ubiquitous mobile access, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) utilizing a phone-network infrastructure for maintaining operational connectivity of a personal cloud network, wherein said personal cloud network resides in a local network, and wherein said operational connectivity includes connectivity with at least one foreign network other than said local network; and

(b) providing at least one data-management capability via said phone-network infrastructure to at least one computing device operationally connected to said personal cloud network.

5. A device for enabling a personal cloud-computing environment with source-independent, automated data aggregation, the device comprising:

(a) a CPU for performing computational operations;

(b) a memory module for storing data;

(c) a network connection for communicating across a network; and

(d) a determination module configured for;

(i) upon receiving at least one file-selection notification from at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud-computing environment, determining, based on said at least one file-selection notification, whether to perform a local file-access operation on said at least one computing device or to perform a remote file-access operation on a remote storage element in the personal cloud-computing environment, wherein said remote storage element includes any storage element on any other said at least one computing device operationally connected to the personal cloud-computing environment.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said determining is further based on at least one file-access notification, and wherein said at least one file-access notification is related to said at least one file-selection notification.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein said determination module is further configured for:

(ii) upon performing one of said file-access operations, performing a metadata operation on at least one remotely-stored metadata file.

8. A system for enabling a personal cloud-computing environment with ubiquitous mobile access, the system comprising:

(a) a server including;

(i) a CPU for performing computational operations;

(ii) a memory module for storing data; and

(iii) a network connection for communicating across a network; and

(b) a data-management module, residing on said server, configured for;

(i) utilizing a phone-network infrastructure for maintaining operational connectivity of a personal cloud network, wherein said personal cloud network resides in a local network, and wherein said operational connectivity includes connectivity with at least one foreign network other than said local network; and

(ii) providing at least one data-management capability via said phone-network infrastructure to at least one computing device operationally connected to said personal cloud network.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having computer-readable code embodied on the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable code comprising:

(a) program code for, upon receiving at least one file-selection notification from at least one computing device operationally connected to a personal cloud-computing environment, determining, based on said at least one file-selection notification, whether to perform a local file-access operation on said at least one computing device or to perform a remote file-access operation on a remote storage element in said personal cloud-computing environment, wherein said remote storage element includes any storage element on any other said at least one computing device operationally connected to said personal cloud-computing environment.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein said determining is further based on at least one file-access notification, and wherein said at least one file-access notification is related to said at least one file-selection notification.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the computer-readable code further comprising:

(b) program code for, upon performing one of said file-access operations, performing a metadata operation on at least one remotely-stored metadata file.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having computer-readable code embodied on the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable code comprising:

(a) program code for utilizing a phone-network infrastructure for maintaining operational connectivity of a personal cloud network, wherein said personal cloud network resides in a local network, and wherein said operational connectivity includes connectivity with at least one foreign network other than said local network; and

(b) program code for providing at least one data-management capability via said phone-network infrastructure to at least one computing device operationally connected to said personal cloud network.