REDIRECTING LOCAL STORAGE TO CLOUD STORAGE
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to cloud storage performed by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a file-level access command to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage of the mobile computing device;
evaluating whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem, the pre-determined portion being provided by the remote storage platform;
in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then performing a synchronization operation to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform; and
fulfilling the file-level access command by accessing the local storage once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a method of providing access to cloud storage performed by a mobile computing device. The method includes (a) receiving a file-level access command to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage, (b) evaluating whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem provided by the remote storage platform, (c) in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then performing a synchronization operation to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform, and (d) fulfilling the file-level access command by accessing the local storage once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to cloud storage performed by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving a file-level access command to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage of the mobile computing device; evaluating whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem, the pre-determined portion being provided by the remote storage platform; in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then performing a synchronization operation to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform; and fulfilling the file-level access command by accessing the local storage once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, which, when executed by a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to perform the following operations:
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receiving a file-level access command by a local storage system driver executing on the mobile storage device to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage of the mobile computing device; evaluating, by the local storage system driver, whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem, the pre-determined portion being provided by the remote storage platform; in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then causing a synchronization operation to be performed to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform by; forwarding the file-level access command from the local storage system driver to a cloud storage driver executing on the mobile storage device, the cloud storage driver being distinct from the local storage system driver; determining, by the cloud storage driver, whether the file is stored on local storage; if the file is stored on local storage, then synchronizing the file stored on local storage with the remote storage platform, by the cloud storage driver; and if the file is not stored on local storage, then retrieving the file from the remote storage platform via a network connection and storing the retrieved file within local storage, by the cloud storage driver; and fulfilling the file-level access command by the local storage system driver accessing the local storage once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, which, when executed by a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to perform the following operations:
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intercepting a file-level access command to perform a file-level operation on a file of filesystem storage of the mobile computing device originating from an application running on the mobile computing device by an application wrapper linked into the application, the application wrapper logically interposing between the application and an operating system of the mobile computing device, the filesystem storage including remote storage provided by a remote storage platform and locally-cached storage provided by local storage of the mobile computing device; evaluating, by the application wrapper, whether the file-level access command is directed to a pre-determined portion of the filesystem, the pre-determined portion being provided by the remote storage platform; in response to evaluating, if the file-level access command is directed to the pre-determined portion, then causing a synchronization operation to be performed to ensure that the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform by; forwarding the file-level access command from the application wrapper to a cloud storage driver executing on the mobile storage device; determining, by the cloud storage driver, whether the file is stored on local storage; if the file is stored on local storage, then synchronizing the file stored on local storage with the remote storage platform, by the cloud storage driver; and if the file is not stored on local storage, then, by the cloud storage driver, retrieving the file from the remote storage platform via a network connection and storing the retrieved file within local storage; and fulfilling the file-level access command by accessing the filesystem storage of the mobile computing device once the file is stored on local storage in synchronization with the remote storage platform by; forwarding the file-level access command from the application wrapper to a local storage system driver executing on the mobile storage device, the cloud storage driver being distinct from the local storage system driver; and providing access to the filesystem storage by the local storage system driver in accordance with the file-level access command. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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