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Systems and methods for providing third-party application specific storage in a cloud-based storage system

  • US 9,461,870 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2013
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing dedicated storage for a third-party application in a cloud storage system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processor, a file for storage in a cloud storage system, wherein the file is associated with a third-party application and a user of the cloud storage system;

    identifying by the processor, the third-party application;

    automatically allocating, by the processor, a directory for the identified third-party application and the user, wherein the directory is associated with a first authorization field corresponding to the third-party application and the user;

    storing the file in the directory;

    copying the first authorization field from the directory to the file;

    providing, by the processor, access to the directory for the identified third-party application to the third-party application, when the third-party application matches authentication information in the first authorization field; and

    hiding the file from a view of the user, wherein the file includes application-specific data from the third-party application.

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