USER-CENTRIC INTERFACES FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing access to secondary copies of data objects stored in an information management system, wherein the information management system manages data for multiple users within an organization, the method comprising:
- receiving search criteria from a user through a user interface provided to a user via a user computing device,wherein the user interface is hosted by a storage manager of the information management system,wherein the storage manager includes a computing device configured to track and schedule data management operations for primary computing devices or secondary computing devices within the information management system,wherein the primary computing devices and/or secondary computing devices are associated with the multiple users within the organization;
wherein scheduled data management operations include creating the secondary copies of data objects with the secondary computing devices, from primary copies of data objects generated by the primary computing devices,wherein the data objects include personal data objects that include content that is of a personal nature with reference to the user, and include non-personal data objects that include content that is not of a personal nature with reference to the user;
searching the information management system, with the storage manager, for data objects that match the search criteria,wherein searching for the data objects that match the search criteria includes searching metadata for the data objects, andwherein the metadata is stored in one or more data structures of metadata;
displaying, via the user interface, metadata of the data objects that satisfy the criteria to enable the user to identify the data objects that satisfy the search criteria,wherein displaying the metadata of the data objects includes displaying the metadata of the data objects in a hierarchical list for viewing by the user,wherein the metadata of the data objects includes names of the data objects or titles of the data objects provided by a person;
retrieving content of one of the data objects, in response to the user having selected, via the user interface, the displayed metadata of the one data object; and
displaying at least part of the content of the one data object via the user interface.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a user-centric interface into an information management system. The interface may enable a user to search for, view, and modify data objects in an information management system that are associated with the user or with the user'"'"'s username. The interface may also enable a user to apply administrator-like functions to the data objects associated with the user. The administrator-like functions may include content modification, deduplication operations, and storage policy adjustments, among others.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing access to secondary copies of data objects stored in an information management system, wherein the information management system manages data for multiple users within an organization, the method comprising:
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receiving search criteria from a user through a user interface provided to a user via a user computing device, wherein the user interface is hosted by a storage manager of the information management system, wherein the storage manager includes a computing device configured to track and schedule data management operations for primary computing devices or secondary computing devices within the information management system, wherein the primary computing devices and/or secondary computing devices are associated with the multiple users within the organization; wherein scheduled data management operations include creating the secondary copies of data objects with the secondary computing devices, from primary copies of data objects generated by the primary computing devices, wherein the data objects include personal data objects that include content that is of a personal nature with reference to the user, and include non-personal data objects that include content that is not of a personal nature with reference to the user; searching the information management system, with the storage manager, for data objects that match the search criteria, wherein searching for the data objects that match the search criteria includes searching metadata for the data objects, and wherein the metadata is stored in one or more data structures of metadata; displaying, via the user interface, metadata of the data objects that satisfy the criteria to enable the user to identify the data objects that satisfy the search criteria, wherein displaying the metadata of the data objects includes displaying the metadata of the data objects in a hierarchical list for viewing by the user, wherein the metadata of the data objects includes names of the data objects or titles of the data objects provided by a person; retrieving content of one of the data objects, in response to the user having selected, via the user interface, the displayed metadata of the one data object; and displaying at least part of the content of the one data object via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method of operating a user interface for processing data objects stored in a storage system, the method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user for data objects based on object types, wherein the object types include a primary data object or a backup data object, wherein a backup data object is copied from a primary data object; displaying a representation of a folder associated with data objects that satisfy the query and a folder name that depends on the query and the user; receiving a request from the user to set a storage policy for the folder related to archiving or retention of the data objects associated with the folder; and receiving a request from the user to du-duplicate part or all of the folder. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a unified view of a user'"'"'s documents or files, across multiple user devices, wherein the system accesses an information management system that manages data for multiple users within an organization, the system comprising:
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at least one memory means for storing data; at least one data input means for receiving data input; at least one display for displaying data; at least one processor, coupled to the memory means for storing data, the data input means for receiving data input, and to the display; wherein the system is communicatively coupled to the information management system to access the user'"'"'s documents or files; wherein the user'"'"'s documents or files are provided from multiple devices of the user, so that the system provides a unified view, via the display, of the user'"'"'s documents or files across the multiple devices of the user; wherein the multiple devices are displayed to the user with user-friendly names rather than logical pathnames; wherein the user'"'"'s documents or files are displayed with file and folder hierarchies flattened out so that the user'"'"'s documents or files are retrieved and displayed, regardless in which folders the user'"'"'s documents or files are stored; wherein the system displays at least one secondary copy of data stored, not on one of the multiple devices, but stored remotely and accessible by the system; and
,wherein the display of the user'"'"'s documents or files are de-duplicated so that only one copy is of each similar document or file displayed to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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