CLOUD COLLABORATION AND MANAGEMENT APPLICATION

• US 20180060206A1
• Filed: 08/25/2017
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alex Dworkin
• Original Assignee: Alex Dworkin
• Inventors: Dworkin, Alex
• Application Number:
  US15/686,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20180060206A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/301 where the computing system is a virtual computing platform, e.g. logically partitioned systems virtual machines G06F9/45533; logical partitioning of resources G06F9/5077
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3034 where the computing system component is a storage system, e.g. DASD based or network based digital input from or digital output to record carriers G06F3/06; digital recording or reproducing G11B20/18; for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS], H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/214 Database migration support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/087 Jitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0888 Throughput
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

Cloud storage solutions are provided, in which different cloud storage spaces are aggregated together from the viewpoint of a user. Embodiments of the cloud storage space monitoring and management application provide systems for effective cloud storage management and monitoring, including uploading files to a cloud storage space, downloading files to a user'"'"'s personal computing device, and migrating/sorting files between different cloud storage spaces. The cloud storage space monitoring and management application will also provide an integrated user interface that displays digital information stored in or more cloud storage spaces, which may be provided by various cloud storage service vendors, in a single display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system for management and monitoring of cloud storage spaces, the system comprising:

at least one database that stores information required for communication with cloud storage spaces and a cloud storage space user;

at least one user interface that displays digital information saved in one or more of the cloud storage spaces, and allows the user to interact with, select and manipulate the digital information;

at least one operating module, comprising a microprocessor operatively coupled to memory, that performs one or more operations involving one or more of the cloud storage spaces, at least some of the operations selected from the group comprising;

uploading, downloading, transferring, migrating, sorting, testing, monitoring, managing, analyzing, displaying digital information, and diagnostic testing; and

the at least one database or at least one additional database storing information obtained during said one or more operations.

2. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 1, wherein the information obtained includes one or more of:

statistics from diagnostic tests, usage patterns of a cloud storage space user, cloud storage space characteristics, cloud storage space operations, and digital information.

3. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 1, further comprising one or more diagnostic modules that control said diagnostic tests in order to measure performance of one or more of the cloud storage spaces.

4. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of the claim 1, further comprising one or more rating modules that determine a suitable cloud storage space for a predetermined digital information operation.

5. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 1, further comprising one or more data collecting modules that gather data from one or both of:

the diagnostic testing;

the operation s involving the one or more of the cloud storage spaces.

6. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 1, further comprising one or more monitoring modules that monitor the usage patterns of the cloud storage space user for digital information.

7. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 3, wherein at least one of the diagnostic tests performed by the diagnostic modules measures performance characteristics of one or more of the cloud storage spaces using real-time monitoring of upload throughput, download throughput, jitter and server response time.

8. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 7, wherein said at least one of the diagnostic tests is performed using system generated digital information rather than cloud storage space user digital information.

9. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 4, wherein the one or more rating modules convert performance characteristics of one or more of the cloud storage spaces into a numeric value.

10. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 4, wherein the one or more rating modules evaluate performances of one or more of the cloud storage spaces using diagnostic test results.

11. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 9, wherein the numeric value is adjusted based on usage pattern information provided by a monitoring module.

12. The cloud storage space monitoring and management system of claim 11, wherein the usage pattern information is developed by the monitoring module.

13. A computer-implemented system for providing a cloud storage space user interface comprising:

a display component configured to present users with digital information located in one or more cloud storage spaces;

at least one database that stores gathered statistics from one or more diagnostic tests and operations involving the one or more cloud storage spaces; and

a user interface configured to present to the cloud space storage user, via the display component, files stored in one or more cloud storage spaces.

14. The cloud storage space user interface system of claim 13, wherein the gathered statistics from one or more diagnostic tests and operations may include, but are not limited to, upload speed tests, download speed tests, determinations of total capacities of each cloud storages, and determinations of remaining spaces of each cloud services.

15. The cloud storage space user interface system of claim 13, wherein the user interface is operable by the cloud storage space user to conduct various activities including, but not limited to, one or more of:

uploads, downloads, and coping and pasting of digital information stored in different cloud storage spaces.

16. The cloud storage space user interface system of claim 13, wherein the display component allows a user to view digital information located in one or more systems that are separately or remotely located from the cloud storage space user'"'"'s personal computing device.

17. A computer-implemented method for sorting digital information stored in multiple cloud storage spaces comprising:

storing, in at least one database, information required for communication with cloud storage spaces and a cloud storage space user;

displaying, via at least one user interface, digital information saved in one or more of the cloud storage spaces, and allows the user to interact with, select and manipulate the digital information;

performing, using at least one operating module comprising a microprocessor operatively coupled to memory, one or more operations involving one or more of the cloud storage spaces, at least some of the operations selected from the group comprising;

uploading, downloading, transferring, migrating, sorting, testing, monitoring, managing, analyzing, displaying digital information, and diagnostic testing; and

storing, in the at least one database or at least one additional database, information obtained during said one or more operations.

18. The implemented method for sorting digital information stored in multiple cloud storage spaces of claim 17, wherein the information obtained during one or more operations includes one or more of:

statistics from diagnostic tests, usage patterns of a cloud storage space user, cloud storage space characteristics, cloud storage space operations, and digital information.