System and method for secure content sharing and synchronization

• US 9,992,200 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2017
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ip Ot Sub Ulc
• Original Assignee: Open Text Sa Ulc (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Storm, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Gracia, Gary S
• Application Number:
  US15/653,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20170318017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/176 Support for shared access to files; File sharing support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/01 Customer relationship services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• 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: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A flexible content sharing system may comprise a network based application built on a client device using information from dissociated user experience component (UXC), application logic and execution layer (ALEL), and content distribution system (CDS) payloads. An ALEL engine may communicate a request from the network based application to a CDS module. The CDS module may interface the ALEL engine and a CDS server. The ALEL engine can act as a gate keeper and securely communicates requests from client devices to the CDS server. The CDS server is configured to manage and alert the ALEL of any enterprise policies that may be applicable to the client devices connected to the ALEL engine which, in turn, notifies the client devices to comply with the enterprise policies. The CDS server may synchronize any change made to the content by any of the client devices running network based applications.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one processor;

non-transitory computer memory; and

stored instructions translatable by the at least one processor for;

responsive to a user interacting with a browser application running on the device, requesting a cloud-based user interface from a user experience server, the user experience server communicatively connected to the device over a network;

receiving, from the user experience server, user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface and location information for an application server or cloud infrastructure or on the device;

utilizing the location information from the user experience server to request or retrieve application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or a location on the device;

receiving or obtaining, from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device, the application and execution logic and location information for a content server;

interacting with the content server utilizing the location information for the content server received or retrieved from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device;

forming a cloud-based application utilizing the user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device such that the cloud-based application comprises the cloud-based user interface with the user experience component information from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device;

providing a run-time environment for running the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application within the browser application on the device; and

displaying data managed by the content server through the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application running in the run-time environment provided by the browser application on the device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the stored instructions are further translatable by the at least one processor for:

receiving or obtaining, from the user experience server, an update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application; and

updating or upgrading the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application using the update or upgrade from the user experience server, without affecting the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application or the data managed by the content server.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application is triggered by user interaction with the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the stored instructions are further translatable by the at least one processor for:

re-rendering the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application on the device without making a request to the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the content server.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application comprises a branded user interface for a first entity and wherein the application and execution logic is provided by a second entity.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the content server is hosted by a third entity.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the stored instructions are further translatable by the at least one processor for:

deleting the cloud-based user interface, the application and execution logic, and the data managed by the content server from the device when the browser application or a web page in the browser application implementing the cloud-based application is closed.

8. A method, comprising:

responsive to a user interacting with a browser application running on a user device, requesting, by the user device, a cloud-based user interface from a user experience server, the user experience server communicatively connected to the user device over a network;

receiving, by the user device from the user experience server, user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface and location information for an application server or cloud infrastructure or on the user device;

utilizing, by the user device, the location information from the user experience server to request or retrieve application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or a location on the user device;

receiving or retrieving, by the user device from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the user device, the application and execution logic and location information for a content server;

interacting with the content server utilizing the location information for the content server received or retrieved from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the user device;

forming a cloud-based application utilizing the user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the user device such that the cloud-based application comprises the cloud-based user interface with the user experience component information from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device;

providing a run-time environment for running the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application within the browser application on the device; and

displaying data managed by the content server through the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application running in the run-time environment provided by the browser application on the device.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving or obtaining, from the user experience server, an update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application; and

updating or upgrading the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application using the update or upgrade from the user experience server, without affecting the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application or the data managed by the content server.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application is triggered by user interaction with the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

re-rendering the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application on the device without making a request to the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the content server.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application comprises a branded user interface for a first entity and wherein the application and execution logic is provided by a second entity.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the content server is hosted by a third entity.

14. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

deleting the cloud-based user interface, the application and execution logic, and the data managed by the content server from the device when the browser application or a web page in the browser application implementing the cloud-based application is closed.

15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions translatable by a processor of a device for:

responsive to a user interacting with a browser application running on the device, requesting a cloud-based user interface from a user experience server, the user experience server communicatively connected to the device over a network;

receiving, from the user experience server, user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface and location information for an application server or cloud infrastructure or on the device;

utilizing the location information from the user experience server to request or retrieve application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or a location on the device;

receiving or obtaining, from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device, the application and execution logic and location information for a content server;

interacting with the content server utilizing the location information for the content server received or retrieved from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device;

forming a cloud-based application utilizing the user experience component information for the cloud-based user interface from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device such that the cloud-based application comprises the cloud-based user interface with the user experience component information from the user experience server and the application and execution logic from the application server, the cloud infrastructure, or the location on the device;

providing a run-time environment for running the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application within the browser application on the device; and

displaying data managed by the content server through the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application running in the run-time environment provided by the browser application on the device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:

receiving or obtaining, from the user experience server, an update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application; and

updating or upgrading the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application using the update or upgrade from the user experience server, without affecting the application and execution logic of the cloud-based application or the data managed by the content server.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the update or upgrade for the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application is triggered by user interaction with the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the cloud-based user interface of the cloud-based application comprises a branded user interface for a first entity and wherein the application and execution logic is provided by a second entity.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the content server is hosted by a third entity.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further translatable by the processor for:

deleting the cloud-based user interface, the application and execution logic, and the data managed by the content server from the device when the browser application or a web page in the browser application implementing the cloud-based application is closed.