Systems and methods for seamless access to remotely managed documents using synchronization of locally stored documents
First Claim
1. A content management system for editing files stored on a remote content management server comprising:
- a sync agent deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to a content management server, wherein the client computing device includes a file system and a local cache associated with the content management system in the file system of the client, the sync agent configured to send a request to the content management server for a document stored at the content management server, receive the document in response to the request, store the document in the local cache associated with the content management system and maintain an identifier for the document;
a cache filter disposed between an editor application deployed on the client computing device and the file system of the client computing device, the cache filter configured to intercept file system requests from the editor application when the document in the local cache is open for editing in the editor application, wherein the file system requests include a save request associated with a change to the document in the local cache, the cache filter further configured to inform the sync agent of the save request such that the sync agent makes the save request to the content management server to make the change to the document on the content management server and the cache filter passes the save request to the file system so that the change can be made on the document in the local cache.
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Abstract
A system and method for seamless access to remotely manage documents using synchronization of locally stored documents are provided. In some embodiments, a content management server stores documents in a cache on the user'"'"'s computer. Documents can thus be accessed and edited using the document in the local file system of the user and synchronized with the content management server asynchronously to access the documents on the local files system. Advantageously, the teachings of embodiments as described can be used in conjunction with content management systems for providing faster access to documents in conjunction with editing and for enabling offline work on such documents.
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18 Claims
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1. A content management system for editing files stored on a remote content management server comprising:
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a sync agent deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to a content management server, wherein the client computing device includes a file system and a local cache associated with the content management system in the file system of the client, the sync agent configured to send a request to the content management server for a document stored at the content management server, receive the document in response to the request, store the document in the local cache associated with the content management system and maintain an identifier for the document; a cache filter disposed between an editor application deployed on the client computing device and the file system of the client computing device, the cache filter configured to intercept file system requests from the editor application when the document in the local cache is open for editing in the editor application, wherein the file system requests include a save request associated with a change to the document in the local cache, the cache filter further configured to inform the sync agent of the save request such that the sync agent makes the save request to the content management server to make the change to the document on the content management server and the cache filter passes the save request to the file system so that the change can be made on the document in the local cache. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for editing files stored on a remote content management server comprising:
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providing a sync agent deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to a content management server, wherein the client computing device includes a file system and a local cache associated with the content management system in the file system of the client, and wherein the sync agent is configured to send a request to the content management server for a document stored at the content management server, receive the document in response to the request, store the document in the local cache associated with the content management system and maintain an identifier for the document; and providing a cache filter disposed between an editor application deployed on the client computing device and the file system of the client computing device, the cache filter configured to intercept file system requests from the editor application when the document in the local cache is open for editing in the editor application, wherein the file system requests include a save request associated with a change to the document in the local cache, the cache filter further configured to inform the sync agent of the save request such that the sync agent makes the save request to the content management server to make the change to the document on the content management server and the cache filter passes the save request to the file system so that the change can be made on the document in the local cache. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium, including instructions for editing files stored on a remote content management server the instructions for providing:
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a sync agent deployed on a client computing device coupled over a network to a content management server, wherein the client computing device includes a file system and a local cache associated with the content management system in the file system of the client, and wherein the sync agent is configured to send a request to the content management server for a document stored at the content management server, receive the document in response to the request, store the document in the local cache associated with the content management system and maintain an identifier for the document; and a cache filter disposed between an editor application deployed on the client computing device and the file system of the client computing device, the cache filter configured to intercept file system requests from the editor application when the document in the local cache is open for editing in the editor application, wherein the file system requests include a save request associated with a change to the document in the local cache, the cache filter further configured to inform the sync agent of the save request such that the sync agent makes the save request to the content management server to make the change to the document on the content management server and the cache filter passes the save request to the file system so that the change can be made on the document in the local cache. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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