SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20160021092A1
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Basic6, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Basic6, Inc.
• Inventors: WENNEMYR, Magnus, SAMSON, Edward
• Application Number:
  US14/849,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20160021092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6236 between heterogeneous systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers

Abstract

A system for transferring data, in the form of files, from a first location in the cloud to a second location in the cloud includes storage for credentials to allow the system to access the data in a plurality of locations in the cloud; storage for data accessed in a first location in the cloud; and data transfer components for transferring the data accessed at the first location to a second location in the cloud. A method for transferring data stored in the cloud, includes providing credentials to a service to allow the service to access the data in a plurality of locations in the cloud; using the service to access data stored in a first location in the cloud; and using the service to transfer the data accessed at the first location to a second location in the cloud.

Claims

1. A method for transferring data stored in the cloud, comprising:

providing credentials to a service to allow the service to access the data in at least one location in the cloud;

using the service to access data stored in a first location in the cloud; and

using the service to transfer the data accessed at the first location to a second location in the cloud.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the service is accessed by a user device, and the user device does not acquire the data transferred from the first location to the second location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user device is not connected to the service during the transfer of the data.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the transfer of the data is scheduled at a time other than when the user device is connected to the service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer of the data is scheduled.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the credentials are in the form of tokens representative of the user'"'"'s logon information for the plurality of locations in the cloud.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the tokens are revocable.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing additional credentials to the service to allow the service to store the data in the second location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the service is hosted on a domain other than that of the user of the service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer of data is accomplished using a single user interface.

11. A system for transferring data stored in the cloud, comprising:

storage for credentials to allow the system to access the data in a plurality of locations in the cloud;

storage for data accessed in a first location in the cloud; and

data transfer components for transferring the data accessed at the first location to a second location in the cloud.

12. The system of claim 11, configured to be accessed by a user device, and the user device does not acquire the data transferred from the first location to the second location.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the user device is not connected to the service during the transfer of the data.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the transfer of the data is scheduled at a time other than when the user device is connected to the service.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the transfer of the data is scheduled.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the credentials are in the form of tokens representative of the user'"'"'s logon information for the plurality of locations in the cloud.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the tokens are revocable.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein additional credentials are used by the service to allow the service to store the data in the second location.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the service is hosted on a domain other than that of the user of the service.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the transfer of data is accomplished using a single user interface.