User configurable data storage

• US 9,705,943 B1
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 8X8, Inc.
• Original Assignee: 8X8, Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Zhishen
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hom, Shick
• Application Number:
  US15/074,372
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/36 Memories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/40 Data synchronization between user terminals and central server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/00 Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects

Abstract

In one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a data server, a VoIP server, and a processing circuit. The VoIP server routes VoIP calls to and from a plurality of telecommunication devices associated with respective user accounts. The VoIP server stores data generated by the plurality of telecommunication devices on the data server. The user accounts each have a settings file associated with the user account. In response to a set of criteria indicated in the settings file of one of the user accounts being satisfied, the processing circuit logs into a data server remote to the VoIP server using login credentials included in the settings file. In further response to the set of criteria being satisfied, the processing circuit copies one or more data files associated with the user account from the data server to the remote data server.

Claims

1. An apparatus for communicating between data servers, the apparatus comprising:

a first data server configured and arranged to store data generated by a plurality of telecommunication devices;

a VoIP server configured and arranged to process data associated with the plurality of telecommunication devices, each including telecommunication circuitry, by recognizing an unanswered VoIP call to a telephone number associated with one of respective user accounts and recognizing and responding to a voice message received for the user account; and

a processing circuit configured and arranged to, in response to a set of criteria, indicated in a settings file corresponding to one of the user accounts, being satisfied;

log into a second data server using login credentials included in the settings file; and

copy data corresponding to one or more data files associated with the user account from the first data server to the second data server.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further including the second data server.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the set of criteria is satisfied by a new voice message being stored on the first data server;

and

the processing circuit is configured and arranged to, in response to the set of criteria being satisfied;

log into the second data server remote to the VoIP server using the login credentials included in the settings file,

copy the new voice message to the second data server, and

remove the new voice message from the first data server.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the VoIP server is further configured and arranged to route VoIP calls to and/or from the plurality of telecommunication devices associated with respective user accounts and store data generated by the plurality of telecommunication devices on the first data server.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the VoIP server is further configured and arranged to recognize and respond to a user command during a VoIP call by recording the VoIP call and storing data associated with the recorded VoIP call on the first data server.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to, in response to the set of criteria being satisfied and to a new voice message being stored on the first data server by logging into the second data server, copy the new voice message to the second data server.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to, in response to the set of criteria being satisfied and to a new voice message being stored on the first data server by logging into the second data server, copy the new voice message to the second data server, and remove the new voice message from the first data server.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to log into the second data server using login credentials included in the settings file;

and copy data associated with the user account between the first data server and the second data server.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to log into the second data server using login credentials included in the settings file;

and copy data associated with the user account between the first data server and the second data server, wherein the set of criteria is satisfied by a total amount of data stored on the first data server for one of the user accounts exceeding a threshold data size indicated in the settings file associated with the user account.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the VoIP server is configured and arranged to, in response to a first user command during a VoIP call to or from a telephone number associated with one of the user accounts:

record the VoIP call; and

store the recorded VoIP call on the first data server.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the VoIP server is further configured and arranged to, in response to a second user command during a VoIP call to or from one of the plurality of telecommunication devices associated with the one of the user accounts:

transcribe the recorded VoIP call to produce a transcription; and

store the transcription on the first data server.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to, in response to a set of criteria indicated in a settings file corresponding to one of the user accounts being satisfied:

log into a second data server remote to the VoIP server using login credentials included in the settings file;

copy one or more data files associated with the user account between the first data server and the second data server; and

maintain an index of data files for files stored on at least one of;

the first data server and the second data server.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to maintain a first index of data files stored on the first data server and a second index of data files copied to the second data server.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the index of data files corresponds to data files copied from the first data server to the second data server.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured and arranged to, in response to a user command to display a list of stored data files that are associated with one of the user accounts, display a list of data files in the first and second indexes that are associated with the user account.

16. A method, comprising:

by using a computing server, providing one or more remote services to a user associated with a user account and storing data generated by the user of the one or more remote services on a, first data server; and

in response to a set of criteria indicated in a settings file associated with the user account being satisfied,

logging into a second data server remote to the computing server,

transferring one or more data files from the first data server to the second data server,

maintaining a first index of data files stored on the first data server and a second index of data files copied to the second data server, and

in response to a user command, using at least one of the indices to display a list of data files stored in a corresponding one of the first data server to the second data server.