Sharing and synchronizing electronically stored files

• US 9,959,287 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Besen, Adam, Cheong, Hwi, Mueller, Hendrik, Pape, Frank, Wurtz, David
• Primary Examiner(s): ROBINSON, GRETA LEE
• Application Number:
  US14/597,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20150127610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 707610, 707638, 707639
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1794 Details of file format conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1844 Management specifically adapted to replicated file systems

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary aspect includes the mapping and/or translation of files electronically stored in a cloud file system when synchronized and/or shared with client computer systems.

Claims

1. A method of sharing and synchronizing a plurality of electronically stored resources between a cloud file system and a client file system, the method comprising:

identifying the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system; and

synchronizing the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system, with the client file system, wherein the synchronizing comprises;

generating in the client file system a replicate of a first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources;

naming, by a processing device of the client file system, the replicate of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system;

generating in the client file system a replicate of a second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources; and

naming, by the processing device of the client file system, the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system and with an indicia of a date on which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system to create a unique name for the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the client file system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicia of the date is represented by an indicia of a time at which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the replicate of the first resource and the replicate of the second resource each include a link to a respective electronically stored resource.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of electronically stored resources comprises a plurality of folders.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of folders in the cloud file system share an electronically stored file.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

generating, in the client file system, a plurality of replicates of the electronically stored file.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a number of replicates is equal to a number of folders in the plurality of folders.

8. A non-transitory computer storage medium having computer executable instructions, which when executed by a computer of a client file system, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

identifying, by the computer, a plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in a cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system; and

synchronizing the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system, with the client file system, wherein the synchronizing comprises;

generating in the client file system a replicate of a first resource of the electronically stored resources;

naming, by the computer of the client file system, the replicate of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system;

generating in the client file system a replicate of a second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources; and

naming, by the computer of the client file system, the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system and with an indicia of a date on which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system to create a unique name for the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the client file system.

9. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the indicia of the date is represented by an indicia of a time at which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system.

10. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the replicate of the first resource and the replicate of the second resource each include a link to a respective electronically stored resource.

11. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the plurality of electronically stored resources comprises a plurality of folders.

12. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of folders in the cloud file system share an electronically stored file.

13. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, the operation further comprising:

generating, in the client file system, a plurality of replicates of the electronically stored file.

14. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein a number of replicates is equal to a number of folders in the plurality of folders.

15. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the replicate of the first resource and the replicate of the second resource each have a format that is different from a format of a respective electronically stored resource.

16. A client file system comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of replicates of a plurality of electronically stored resources that are stored in a cloud file system;

a processing device coupled to the memory, the processing device to;

identify the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system; and

synchronize the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system, with the client file system, wherein to synchronize, the processing device is to;

generate in the memory of the client file system a replicate of a first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources;

name the replicate of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system;

generate in the memory of the client file system a replicate of a second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources; and

name the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources using a name of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the cloud file system and with an indicia of a date on which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system to create a unique name for the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the client file system.

17. The client file system of claim 16, wherein the indicia of the date is represented by an indicia of a time at which the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources was created in the cloud file system.

18. The client file system of claim 16, wherein the replicate of the first resource and the replicate of the second resource each include a link to a respective electronically stored resource.

19. The client file system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of electronically stored resources comprises a plurality of folders.

20. The client file system of claim 19, wherein the plurality of folders in the cloud file system share an electronically stored file.