Synchronizing user states across multiple clients of a NAS system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a file-level storage system, a user operating a first computer in communication with the file level storage system via a network;
maintaining, while the user is operating the first computer, multiple states for the user, the multiple states comprising preference information entered into the first computer by the user including at least one or more applications executing on the first computer, one or more data files in use by the executing one or more applications, and a current position state and display layout of the one or more data files within the one or more executing applications as entered by the user, wherein the current position state further includes a specific position last used by the user within a text document executing on the one or more applications, and the display layout further includes maintaining metadata indicating how the one or more applications are presented on a display of the first computer including whether the one or more applications are executing in full-screen mode or a tiled and nested window on the display;
detecting the user operating a second computer in communication with the file level storage system via the network; and
synchronizing the second computer to the multiple states such that when the user operates the second computer, the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are automatically propagated to the second computer even when the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are not saved to the first computer by the user, wherein the multiple states are synchronized to the second computer by tracking each one of the multiple states on the first computer by a tracking application incorporated into a file-level storage system management application, and saving a given one of the multiple states in the file-level storage system management application upon the tracking application detecting that a predetermined number of changes have been rendered to the given one of the multiple states by the user operating the first computer.
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Abstract
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include detecting, by a file-level storage system such as a network attached storage system, a user operating a first computer in communication with the file level storage system via a network, and maintaining, while the user is operating the first computer, multiple states for the user. In some embodiments, the user may operate the first computer by logging on to the first computer, and executing one or more applications and data files. Upon detecting the user operating a second computer in communication with the file level storage system via the network, the file-level storage system can synchronize applications and data files on the second computer to the multiple states. In embodiments of the present invention, the user operates the second computer by logging on to the second computer while still logged on to the first computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a file-level storage system, a user operating a first computer in communication with the file level storage system via a network; maintaining, while the user is operating the first computer, multiple states for the user, the multiple states comprising preference information entered into the first computer by the user including at least one or more applications executing on the first computer, one or more data files in use by the executing one or more applications, and a current position state and display layout of the one or more data files within the one or more executing applications as entered by the user, wherein the current position state further includes a specific position last used by the user within a text document executing on the one or more applications, and the display layout further includes maintaining metadata indicating how the one or more applications are presented on a display of the first computer including whether the one or more applications are executing in full-screen mode or a tiled and nested window on the display; detecting the user operating a second computer in communication with the file level storage system via the network; and synchronizing the second computer to the multiple states such that when the user operates the second computer, the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are automatically propagated to the second computer even when the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are not saved to the first computer by the user, wherein the multiple states are synchronized to the second computer by tracking each one of the multiple states on the first computer by a tracking application incorporated into a file-level storage system management application, and saving a given one of the multiple states in the file-level storage system management application upon the tracking application detecting that a predetermined number of changes have been rendered to the given one of the multiple states by the user operating the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A file-level storage system, comprising:
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a memory; and a management processor configured; to detect a user operating a first computer in communication with a file level storage system via a network, while the user is operating the first computer, to maintain, in the memory, multiple states for the user, the multiple states comprising preference information entered into the first computer by the user including at least one or more applications executing on the first computer, one or more data files in use by the executing one or more applications, and a current position state and display layout of the one or more data files within the one or more executing applications as entered by the user, wherein the current position state further includes a specific position last used by the user within a text document executing on the one or more applications, and the display layout further includes maintaining metadata indicating how the one or more applications are presented on a display of the first computer including whether the one or more applications are executing in full-screen mode or a tiled and nested window on the display, to detect the user operating a second computer in communication with the file level storage system via the network, and to synchronize the second computer to the multiple states such that when the user operates the second computer, the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are automatically propagated to the second computer even when the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are not saved to the first computer by the user, wherein the multiple states are synchronized to the second computer by tracking each one of the multiple states on the first computer by a tracking application incorporated into a file-level storage system management application, and saving a given one of the multiple states in the file-level storage system management application upon the tracking application detecting that a predetermined number of changes have been rendered to the given one of the multiple states by the user operating the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to detect a user operating a first computer in communication with a file level storage system via a network; computer readable program code configured to maintain, while the user is operating the first computer, multiple states for the user, the multiple states comprising preference information entered into the first computer by the user including at least one or more applications executing on the first computer, one or more data files in use by the executing one or more applications, and a current position state and display layout of the one or more data files within the one or more executing applications as entered by the user, wherein the current position state further includes a specific position last used by the user within a text document executing on the one or more applications, and the display layout further includes maintaining metadata indicating how the one or more applications are presented on a display of the first computer including whether the one or more applications are executing in full-screen mode or a tiled and nested window on the display; computer readable program code configured to detect the user operating a second computer in communication with the file level storage system via the network; and computer readable program code configured to synchronize the second computer to the multiple states such that when the user operates the second computer, the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are automatically propagated to the second computer even when the multiple states entered by the user on the first computer are not saved to the first computer by the user, wherein the multiple states are synchronized to the second computer by tracking each one of the multiple states on the first computer by a tracking application incorporated into a file-level storage system management application, and saving a given one of the multiple states in the file-level storage system management application upon the tracking application detecting that a predetermined number of changes have been rendered to the given one of the multiple states by the user operating the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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