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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THIRD-PARTY POLICY-BASED FILE DISTRIBUTION IN AN AGGREGATION OF CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES

  • US 20170331893A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2016
  • Published: 11/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aggregation of a plurality of cloud storage locations, comprising:

  • receiving, by a storage manager from a client device, metadata of a first file stored at the client device and designated for synchronization, the metadata identifying a first type of file;

    identifying, by the storage manager, a first cloud storage provider of a plurality of cloud storage providers having an increased storage policy corresponding to the first type of file;

    selecting, by the storage manager, an account associated with the client device at the first cloud storage provider of the plurality of cloud storage providers;

    storing, by the storage manager, the metadata of the file and an identification of the selected account in a storage device associated with the storage manager; and

    transmitting, by the storage manager to the client device, the identification of the selected account, receipt of the identification causing the client device to transmit the file to the first cloud storage provider.

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