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CLOUD BASED FILE SYSTEM SURPASSING DEVICE STORAGE LIMITS

  • US 20140164453A1
  • Filed: 02/13/2014
  • Published: 06/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a device file system integrated with a storage server, comprising:

  • storing, at a computing device, metadata of a plurality of storage objects in a file system of the computing device, wherein a storage server stores content data of the plurality of storage objects;

    presenting one or more of the plurality of storage objects to a user of the computing device as if the content data of the storage objects are stored locally in the computing device;

    determining, at the computing device, at least one storage object of the plurality of storage objects that has a high possibility to be read by computer applications of the computing device;

    caching, at the computing device, the content data of at least a portion of the at least one storage object;

    receiving a read request for an storage object from one of the computer applications;

    determining whether the content data of the storage object is cached at the computing device;

    if the content data of the storage object is cached at the computing device, reading the content data of the storage object from its cached location at the computing device; and

    if the content data of the storage object is not cached at the computing device, requesting the content data of the storage object from the storage server.

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