System and method for synchronizing data objects in a cloud based social networking environment
First Claim
1. A method of synchronizing and sharing data objects in a cloud based social networking environment of the type including a collaboration cloud, the method comprising:
- configuring social networking affiliations to define a sharing configuration, within the collaboration cloud, the sharing configuration including a second computing device;
running a dedicated client synchronization application on a first computing device;
creating a sync folder on the first computing device using the client synchronization application;
updating a data object using the first computing device;
adding the updated data object to the sync folder;
in response to updating the data object, automatically synchronizing the updated data object with the collaboration cloud without requiring additional user action at the first computing device; and
propagating, using the collaboration cloud, the updated data object to the second computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for synchronizing and sharing data objects in a cloud based social networking environment of the type including a collaboration cloud. The method includes defining a sharing configuration within the collaboration cloud to include a second computing device; running a dedicated client synchronization application on a first computing device; creating a sync folder on the first computing device using the client synchronization application; updating a data object using the first computing device; adding the updated data object to the sync folder; automatically synchronizing the updated data object with the collaboration cloud; and propagating, using the collaboration cloud, the updated data object to the second computing device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of synchronizing and sharing data objects in a cloud based social networking environment of the type including a collaboration cloud, the method comprising:
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configuring social networking affiliations to define a sharing configuration, within the collaboration cloud, the sharing configuration including a second computing device; running a dedicated client synchronization application on a first computing device; creating a sync folder on the first computing device using the client synchronization application; updating a data object using the first computing device; adding the updated data object to the sync folder; in response to updating the data object, automatically synchronizing the updated data object with the collaboration cloud without requiring additional user action at the first computing device; and propagating, using the collaboration cloud, the updated data object to the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for synchronizing and sharing a data object between a first computing device and a plurality of collaborating computing devices using a cloud-based social networking server, comprising:
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installing a client application on the first computing device and the collaborating computing devices; configuring social networking affiliations via the first computing device to define a sharing configuration, within the collaboration cloud, the sharing configuration including the collaborating computing devices; creating a sync folder on the first computing device using the client application; updating the data object; saving the data object to the first computing device; in response to saving, automatically synchronizing the updated data object with the server using the client application without requiring additional user action at the first computing device; and automatically pushing the updated data object to each of the plurality of collaborating computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer application embodied in a non-transitory medium for operation by a computer processor associated with a social networking server for performing the steps of:
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configuring social networking affiliations to define a sharing configuration including a first computing device and a plurality of other collaborating computing devices; receiving, from a client syncing application running on the first computing device when a data object is updated at the first computing device, an updated data object to automatically synchronize the updated data object at the social networking server, wherein the updated data object is automatically communicated to the social networking server by the client syncing application when the data object is updated at the first computing device without requiring additional user action at the first computing device; and automatically sharing the updated data object with the plurality of other collaborating computing devices.
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