Display, View and operate Multi-Layers Item list in Web-Browser With Supporting of Concurrent Multi-Users

• US 20140040333A1
• Filed: 09/06/2013
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: STT WebOS, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sheng Tai Tsao
• Inventors: Tsao, Sheng Tai (Ted)
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/829
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/10 Program control for peripheral devices G06F13/14 - G06F13/42 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/11 File system administration, e.g. details of archiving or snapshots file system backup G06F11/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0246 Exchanging or transporting network management information using the Internet; Embedding network management web servers in network elements; Web-services-based protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 : for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 : Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

Support of end-user to view and operate computing resources through logically organized and graphically represented multi-layered item list (“hierarchical list”) has been fully realized on native window based computer user work environment with modern operating system such as Windows Explore of Microsoft. The present invention has implemented such a hierarchical list to represent structured resources, such as for folder structure, which to be displayable and operable via a browser on an end-user device. The implementation of the hierarchical list is accomplished by creating the hierarchical list in memory to mirror the actual folder structure, where the mirrored hierarchical list is sent to the end-user device, where the end-user device executes the browser to display the hierarchical list to allow the user via the displayed hierarchical list to request access, manage, and share the actual folder structure.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A method for access to a folder structure, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface to a first user on a first access device and displaying a user interface to a second user on a second access device,

wherein each of the user interfaces comprises a hierarchical list to represent in a reduced form the folder structure in a storage space, each of the hierarchical lists is created by a server for a user session associated with the each of the first and second access devices,

wherein each of the displayed hierarchical lists is navigable for access to at least a first folder in the folder structure; and

updating the folder structure and updating the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the first access device to reflect the updated folder structure whenever the first user via the hierarchical list displayed makes a change to the first folder.

wherein the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the second access device is also updated when the second user is allowed via the hierarchical list displayed on the second access device to request access to the changed first folder in the folder structure.

23. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein each of the hierarchical lists is created in memory for each of the user sessions, updated in the memory whenever one said change is made to the first folder, and deleted from the memory when the each of the user sessions is ended.

24. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein the first folder and each of files and/or subfolders in the first folder are further displayed with

corresponding graphic indicator, operation menu, and attributes for facilitating said access to the first folder.

25. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

creating, from the first access device via the displayed hierarchical list, a subfolder in the first folder.

26. The method as recited in claim 25, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

storing, from the first access device via the displayed hierarchical list, a file into the first folder or into the subfolder.

27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

copying or pasting or removing or deleting or renaming, from the first access device via the displayed hierarchical list, for a file or a subfolder residing in the first folder.

28. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

editing, from the first access device via the displayed hierarchical list, content of a file in the first folder, wherein the content of the file is converted from an original format into a web editable format before being edited.

29. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

causing the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the second access device to be also updated whenever the second user, permitted by the first user, via the displayed hierarchical list requests access to a changed file or a changed subfolder in the first folder.

30. A server supporting access to a folder structure, the server comprising:

at least one processor; and

program code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the server to;

display a user interface to a first user on a first access device and display a user interface to a second user on a second access device,

wherein each of the user interfaces comprises a hierarchical list to represent in a reduced form the folder structure in a storage space, each of the hierarchical lists is created by the server for a user sessions associated with the each of the first and second access devices,

wherein each of the displayed hierarchical lists is navigable for access to at least a first folder in the folder structure; and

update the folder structure and update the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the first access device to reflect the updated folder structure whenever the first user via the hierarchical list displayed makes a change to the first folder,

wherein the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the second access device is also updated when the second user is allowed via the hierarchical list displayed on the second access device to request access to the changed first folder in the folder structure.

31. The server as recited in claim 30, wherein the hierarchical list in each of the user interfaces is displayable via execution of a web browser on each of the first and second access devices.

32. The server as recited in claim 30, wherein the storage space is configured by the server in a storage medium which is remotely located in respect to each of the first and second access devices.

33. A program product, for supporting access to a folder structure, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program code which, when executed by a server, causes the server to;

display a user interface to a first user on a first access device and displaying a user interface to a second user on a second access device,

wherein each of the user interfaces comprises a hierarchical list to represent in a reduced form the folder structure in a storage space, each of the hierarchical lists is created by the server for a user sessions associated with the each of the first and second access devices,

wherein each of the displayed hierarchical lists is navigable for access to at least a first folder in the folder structure; and

update the folder structure and update the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the first access device to reflect the updated folder structure whenever the first user via the hierarchical list displayed on the first access device makes a change to the first folder,

wherein the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the second access device is also updated when the second user is allowed via the hierarchical list displayed to request access to the changed first folder in the folder structure.

34. The program product as recited in claim 33, wherein the program code causes the server to create each of the hierarchical lists in memory for each of the user sessions, wherein the each of the hierarchical list is updated in the memory whenever the change is made, and is deleted from the memory when the each of the user sessions is ended.

35. The program product as recited in claim 33, wherein each of the displayed hierarchical lists is explore-able with mouse-like clicking to display at least one file object of file or subfolder in the first folder together with display of attributes of the first folder and the at least one file object.

36. The program product as recited in claim 33, wherein the program code further causes the server to:

associating a graphic indicator, an operation menu, and attributes to the first folder or to each of files or sub folders in the first folder for facilitating said access to the first folder.

37. The program product as recited in claim 33, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

creating, from the first access device via the displayed hierarchical list, a subfolder in the first folder.

38. The program product as recited in claim 37, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

storing, from the first access device via the hierarchical list, a file in the first folder or in the subfolder.

39. The program product as recited in claim 38, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

copying or pasting or removing or deleting or renaming, from the first access device via the hierarchical list, a file object of file or subfolder in the first folder.

40. The program product as recited in claim 39, wherein said making a change to the first folder further comprises:

editing content of a file in the first folder, wherein the content of the file is converted from an original format into a web editable format before being edited.

41. The program product as recited in claim 40, wherein the program code further causes the server to:

update the hierarchical list in the user interface displayed on the second access device when the second user, permitted by the first user, via the hierarchical list displayed requests access to a changed file or a changed subfolder in the first folder.