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Sharing electronic file metadata in a networked computing environment

  • US 9,342,527 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2015
  • Issued: 05/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, comprising:

  • detecting an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared storage device of the networked computing environment;

    updating a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file, wherein the updated set of metadata is represented as a list of recently accessed electronic files in the shared storage device, the list identifying the electronic file, and wherein the updated set of metadata identifies a user to last access the electronic file and a location where the electronic file was last accessed;

    storing the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associating the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and

    providing access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, wherein the updated set of metadata is filtered to provide a view of a file which at least one of;

    the user was the last to access or was last accessed at a particular location.

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