AUTO-STORING AND SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE CONTENT FROM AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM

• US 20150319236A1
• Filed: 05/02/2014
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Claude Lano Cox, Liam B. Quinn, Mark W. Welker, Rocco Ancona
• Inventors: ANCONA, ROCCO, COX, CLAUDE LANO, QUINN, LIAM B., WELKER, MARK W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,779,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/14 Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation G06F11/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/184 implemented as replicated file system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/84 Mapping; Conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1085 involving dynamic management of active down- or uploading connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A system and method for auto-storing and synchronizing device content from an information handling system is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first device within a pre-determined range of a docking station, the first device operable to communicate with the docking station. The method further includes pairing with the first device. The method includes detecting a file on the first device. The method further includes uploading the file to a cloud services system. The method further includes creating a pointer, the pointer pointing to the file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system. The method further includes storing the pointer to the file.

Claims

1. A method for managing content of an information handling system comprising:

identifying a first device within a pre-determined range of a docking station, the first device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pairing with the first device;

detecting a file on the first device;

uploading the file to a cloud services system;

creating a pointer, the pointer pointing to the file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system; and

storing the pointer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein pairing with the first device further includes automatically pairing the first device with a docking station without user input, where the first device is not physically connected with the docking station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second device within a pre-determined range of the docking station, the second device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pairing with the second device;

determining whether the second device includes the pointer; and

based on a determination that the second device does not contain the pointer, allocating the pointer to the second device, the pointer providing access to the file stored on the cloud services system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the file on the first device further includes:

determining whether the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system by comparing information about the file to information about a file previously uploaded to the cloud services system; and

based on a determination that the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system, uploading an updated file to the cloud services system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer from the second device; and

stream the file to the second device from the cloud services system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer from the second device;

use the file; and

save the file to the second device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the second device within a pre-determined range of a docking station, the second device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pairing with the second device;

detecting a revised file on the second device;

uploading the revised file to the cloud services system;

creating a pointer, the pointer pointing to the revised file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system; and

storing the pointer to the revised file.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;

a docking station; and

a synchronization module including instructions in the memory, the instructions executable by the processor, the instructions, when executed, configure the synchronization module to;

identify a first device within a pre-determined range of the docking station, the first device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pair with the first device;

detect a file on the first device;

upload the file to a cloud services system;

create a pointer, the pointer pointing to the file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system; and

store the pointer.

9. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the synchronization module is further configured to automatically pair with the first device, where the first device is not physically connected with the docking station and user input is not required.

10. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the synchronization module further configured to:

identify a second device within a pre-determined range of the docking station, the second device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pair with the second device;

determine whether the second device includes the pointer; and

based on a determination that the second device does not contain the pointer, allocate the pointer to the second device, the pointer providing access to the file stored on the cloud services system.

11. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein detecting the file on the first device further includes:

determining whether the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system by comparing information about the file to information about a file previously uploaded to the cloud services system; and

based on a determination that the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system, uploading an updated file to the cloud services system.

12. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer from the second device; and

stream the file to the second device from the cloud services system.

13. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer from the second device;

use the file; and

save the file to the second device.

14. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the synchronization module is further configured to:

identify the second device within a pre-determined range of a docking station, the second device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pair with the second device;

detect a revised file on the second device;

upload the revised file to the cloud services system;

create a pointer, the pointer pointing to the revised file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system; and

store the pointer to the revised file.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, the instructions executable by one or more processors, the instructions, when read and executed for causing the processor to:

identify a first device within a pre-determined range of a docking station, the first device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pair with the first device;

detect a file on the first device;

upload the file to a cloud services system;

create a pointer, the pointer pointing to the file'"'"'s location on the cloud services system; and

store the pointer.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further operable to automatically pair with the first device, where the first device is not physically connected with the docking station and user input is not required.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein allocating the pointer to the file on the cloud services system to the second device further includes:

identifying a second device within a pre-determined range of the docking station, the second device operable to communicate with the docking station;

pairing with the second device;

determining whether the second device includes the pointer; and

based on a determination that the second device does not contain the pointer, allocating the pointer to the file on the cloud services system to the second device, the pointer providing access to the file stored on the cloud services system.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein detecting the file on the first device further includes:

determining whether the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system by comparing information about the file to information about a file previously uploaded to the cloud services system; and

based on a determination that the file has been updated since the file was previously uploaded to the cloud services system, uploading an updated file to the cloud services system.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer; and

stream the file to the second device from the cloud services system.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the pointer is further configured to enable a user to:

select the pointer from the second device;

use the file; and

save the file to the second device.