METHOD FOR SELECTING STORAGE CLOUD FOR STORAGE OF ENTITY FILES FROM PLURALITY OF STORAGE CLOUDS, AND COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A method for selecting at least one storage cloud to store an entity file storable in a cloud-utilizing terminal from among a plurality of storage clouds connected via a network to the cloud-utilizing terminal, the cloud-utilizing terminal having a virtual folder able to display links associated with entity files stored in each storage cloud of the plurality of storage clouds, comprising steps of:
- the cloud-utilizing terminal executing a step of referencing at least one of (i) attributes of a first entity file of the entity files and (ii) attributes of a first virtual folder and each attribute of the plurality of storage clouds, in response the creation or update of the first entity file in the first virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from the plurality of storage clouds for storing the first entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules; and
uploading the first entity file in the cloud-utilizing terminal to a selected storage cloud selected by the cloud-utilizing terminal, and a link to the uploaded first entity file being displayed in the first virtual folder.
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Abstract
A technique to enable the user of storage clouds to use of a plurality of storage clouds without the user of storage clouds being aware of which data is being entrusted to which storage cloud and without sacrificing safety or ease-of-use by selecting at least one storage cloud to store an entity file storable in a cloud-utilizing terminal from among a plurality of storage clouds connected via a network to the cloud-utilizing terminal. This technique includes referencing the attributes or context of an entity file, or the attributes of a virtual folder and each attribute of a plurality of storage clouds, in response to the creation or update of the entity file in the virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from among a plurality of storage clouds for storing the entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules.
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1. A method for selecting at least one storage cloud to store an entity file storable in a cloud-utilizing terminal from among a plurality of storage clouds connected via a network to the cloud-utilizing terminal, the cloud-utilizing terminal having a virtual folder able to display links associated with entity files stored in each storage cloud of the plurality of storage clouds, comprising steps of:
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the cloud-utilizing terminal executing a step of referencing at least one of (i) attributes of a first entity file of the entity files and (ii) attributes of a first virtual folder and each attribute of the plurality of storage clouds, in response the creation or update of the first entity file in the first virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from the plurality of storage clouds for storing the first entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules; and uploading the first entity file in the cloud-utilizing terminal to a selected storage cloud selected by the cloud-utilizing terminal, and a link to the uploaded first entity file being displayed in the first virtual folder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing using a virtual folder an entity file able to be stored in a storage cloud by a cloud-utilizing terminal connectable to a storage cloud via a network and is operable to display a link associated with an entity file stored in each storage cloud of a plurality of storage clouds, wherein the cloud-utilizing terminal executes steps of:
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referencing at least one of (i) attributes of a first entity file and (ii) attributes of a first virtual folder and each attribute of the plurality of storage clouds, in response to the creation or update of the first entity file in the first virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from the plurality of storage clouds for storing the first entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules; uploading the first entity file in the cloud-utilizing terminal to a selected storage cloud selected by the cloud-utilizing terminal; and creating a first link to the uploaded first entity file, and displaying the created first link in the first virtual folder, the first entity file being deleted from the first virtual folder. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for selecting at least one storage cloud to store an entity file storable in a cloud-utilizing terminal from among a plurality of storage clouds connected via a network to the cloud-utilizing terminal, the cloud-utilizing terminal having a virtual folder able to display links associated with entity files stored in each storage cloud of the plurality of storage clouds, comprising steps of:
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the cloud-utilizing terminal executing a step of referencing at least one of (i) context of a first entity file of the entity files and (ii) attributes of a first virtual folder and each attribute of the plurality of storage clouds, in response to the creation or update of the first entity file in the first virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from the plurality of storage clouds for storing the first entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules; and uploading the first entity file in the cloud-utilizing terminal to a selected storage cloud selected by the cloud-utilizing terminal, and a link to the uploaded first entity file being displayed in the first virtual folder. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for managing using a virtual folder an entity file able to be stored in a storage cloud by a cloud-utilizing terminal connectable to a storage cloud via a network and is operable to display a link associated with an entity file stored in each storage cloud of the plurality of storage clouds, wherein the cloud-utilizing terminal executes steps of:
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referencing context of a first entity file, or the attributes of a first virtual folder and each attribute of a plurality of storage clouds, in response to the creation or update of the first entity file in the first virtual folder in the cloud-utilizing terminal, and selecting at least one storage cloud from the plurality of storage clouds for storing the first entity file so as to satisfy predefined rules; uploading the first entity file in the cloud-utilizing terminal to a selected storage cloud selected by the cloud-utilizing terminal; and creating a first link to the uploaded first entity file, and displaying the created first link in the first virtual folder, the first entity file being deleted from the first virtual folder. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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