Active folders

• US 9,594,602 B1
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Issued: 03/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LenovoEMC Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LenovoEMC Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Davidson, Troy T., Gruttadauria, Brian R., Frank, Joseph T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mudrick, Timothy A
• Application Number:
  US12/651,349
• Time in Patent Office: 2,630 Days
• Field of Search: 719/318
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for storing information in folders is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises performing a setup process, determining an application and a trigger event based on the results of the setup process, and assigning the determination to a folder stored in a storage device. In some embodiments, a setup process includes gathering information from an email service provider, or other web services provider. In some embodiments, the setup process may gather information on a local application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

establishing at least one parameter for a computer folder, the parameters at least pertaining to at least a first file type; and

configuring a daemon to monitor events at the computer folder, wherein the daemon executes a first function using a first application responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder for a file of the first file type, wherein the daemon does not execute the first function using the first application responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder for a file of a file type different than the first file type;

wherein the daemon records the events in a log; and

wherein the parameters comprise at least first and second file types, and wherein the daemon executes a second function different from the first function using the first application responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder for a file of the second file type.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters further comprise a first triggering event, and wherein the daemon executes the first function using the first application responsive to a determination that the computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder on the file of the first file type and that the computer folder event conforms to the first triggering event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the file of the first file type for which the computer folder event has occurred comprises an image, the first application is a command line application, and the first function is to resize the image using the command line application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the daemon monitors events at the computer folder at least partially based on user input to a user interface, the user interface manipulable to configure at least one setting of the computer folder.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first function is to transmit a notification to at least one recipient regarding the computer folder event, and wherein the daemon records in the log the status of transmission of the notification.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the status of transmission is a status selected from the group consisting of:

failed, non-existent recipient.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first function is to transmit a notification to at least one recipient regarding the computer folder event, and wherein the daemon records in the log information associated with the notification.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the information associated with the notification is information selected from the group consisting of:

total number of files provided with the notification, total size of files provided with the notification.

9. A device, comprising:

a processor which controls the device;

a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

establish parameters for a computer folder accessible to the processor, the parameters at least comprising at least a first triggering event; and

configure a daemon to monitor events at the computer folder, wherein the daemon executes a first function responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder that conforms to the first trigger, and wherein the daemon does not execute the first function responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at the computer folder that does not conform to the first trigger;

wherein the first function is to send a notification to at least one recipient describing the computer folder event; and

wherein the notification is an email.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the triggering event is an event selected from the group consisting of:

moving a file to the computer folder, creating a file in the computer folder; and

wherein the notification comprises information that the file has been at least one of;

moved to the computer folder, created in the computer folder.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the triggering event is a modification to a file stored in the computer folder, and wherein the notification comprises information that that the file has been modified.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein a computer folder event that does not conform to the first trigger comprises at least one of:

deleting a file in the computer folder, modifying a file in the computer folder.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to establish a log in which computer folder events for the computer folder are to be recorded.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the triggering event is at least one of:

moving a file to the computer folder, creating a file in the computer folder;

wherein the daemon records in the log whether the notification has been successfully sent subsequent to executing the first function; and

wherein the first function is to send the notification to at least one recipient that at least one of the following has occurred;

the file has been moved to the computer folder, the file has been created in the computer folder.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the notification comprises text in the body of the notification that an action pertaining to the file has been taken, the action selected from the group consisting of:

creating the file, modifying the file, deleting the file.

16. The device of claim 9, wherein the notification comprises a link to the file.

17. A device, comprising:

a processor which controls the device;

a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

establish parameters for a computer folder, the parameters at least comprising at least first and second file types; and

configure a daemon to monitor events at plural computer folders comprising at least a first computer folder and a second computer folder, wherein the daemon executes a first function using a first application responsive to a determination that a computer folder event has occurred at either the first or second computer folder for a file of the first file type;

wherein the first function is to send a notification to at least one recipient describing the computer folder event, and wherein the instructions are further executable to;

send the notification to a first recipient responsive to the computer folder event occurring at the first computer folder; and

send the notification to a second recipient different from the first recipient responsive to the computer folder event occurring at the second computer folder.