Systems and methods for prioritizing file uploads

• US 9,489,394 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kilpatrick, Ian, Meyer, Cayden
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Hung Q
• Application Number:
  US14/260,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20150310031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for uploading data to a cloud system. A plurality of files on a client system is identified for uploading to a cloud system. The plurality of files is associated with metadata, and a respective score is evaluated for each file in the plurality of files by applying a ranking scheme to the metadata. An upload process is initiated for each file in the plurality of files based on each file'"'"'s respective score.

Claims

1. A method for determining an order of files for uploading to a cloud system, the method comprising:

identifying a first plurality of files on a client system for uploading to the cloud system, wherein the first plurality of files is associated with first metadata;

evaluating a first respective score for each file in the first plurality of files by applying a first ranking scheme to the first metadata, wherein the first ranking scheme is based on weights of at least two features of the metadata, to generate a first ranking of the first plurality of files;

initiating a first upload process for each file in the first plurality of files based on the first ranking of the first plurality of files;

receiving, during the first upload process, an input from a user;

modifying, based on the input, the first ranking scheme by changing at least some of the weights of the at least two features, to generate a second ranking scheme;

evaluating a second respective score for each file in a second plurality of files by applying the second ranking scheme to second metadata associated with the second plurality of files, to generate a second ranking of the second plurality of files; and

initiating a second upload process for each file in the second plurality of files based on the second ranking of the second plurality of files.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising uploading the first plurality of files to the cloud system in an order defined by the first respective scores.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first respective score for each respective file in the first plurality of files is indicative of a likelihood that the user will access the respective file on the cloud system.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first respective score for each respective file in the first plurality of files is indicative of a frequency that the user will access the respective file on the cloud system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first ranking scheme is trained using a machine learning technique on existing cloud data in the cloud system.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising separating the existing cloud data into at least two groups of cloud data, and applying the machine learning technique on the at least two groups of cloud data to train at least two ranking schemes.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metadata includes at least two of:

file size, file type, file history, time of last write, time of last access, time of initial creation, time of upload, folder depth, and user specific data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metadata includes a set of binary features that describe each file in the plurality of files.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the client system includes a processor that applies the first ranking scheme to the first plurality of files.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the cloud system includes a processor that periodically updates the first ranking scheme based on updated cloud data.

11. A system for determining an order of files for uploading to a cloud system, the system comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

identify a first plurality of files on a client system for uploading to the cloud system, wherein the first plurality of files is associated with first metadata;

evaluate a first respective score for each file in the first plurality of files by applying a first ranking scheme to the first metadata, wherein the first ranking scheme is based on weights of at least two features of the first metadata, to generate a first ranking of the first plurality of files;

initiate a first upload process for each file in the first plurality of files based on the first ranking of the first plurality of files;

receive, during the first upload process, an input from a user;

modify, based on the input, the first ranking scheme by changing at least some of the weights of the at least two features, to obtain a second ranking scheme;

evaluate a second respective score for each file in a second plurality of files by applying the second ranking scheme to second metadata associated with the second plurality of files, to generate a second ranking of the second plurality of files; and

initiate a second upload process for each file in the second plurality of files based on the second ranking of the second plurality of files.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the client system is configured to upload the first plurality of files to the cloud system in an order defined by the first respective scores.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first respective score for each respective file in the first plurality of files is indicative of a likelihood that the user will access the respective file on the cloud system.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the first respective score for each respective file in the first plurality of files is indicative of a frequency that the user will access the respective file on the cloud system.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first ranking scheme is trained using a machine learning technique on existing cloud data in the cloud system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to separate the existing cloud data into at least two groups of cloud data, and apply the machine learning technique on the at least two groups of cloud data to train at least two ranking schemes.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the first metadata includes at least two of:

file size, file type, file history, time of last write, time of last access, time of initial creation, time of upload, folder depth, and user specific data.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first metadata includes a set of binary features that describe each file in the first plurality of files.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the client system includes the at least one processor.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the cloud system includes the at least one processor that periodically updates the first ranking scheme based on updated cloud data.