REMOTE STORAGE SERVICE API

• US 20090241134A1
• Filed: 03/24/2008
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Garrity, Stephen T., Kambuj, Aakash D., Fedorov, Vladimir Dmitri, Vernal, Michael Steven, Bergauer, Ryan C.
• Application Number:
  US12/054,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20090241134A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed to provide an application programming interface to access data stored in a remote storage service. The data may be of any type, and is stored in core objects.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage medium with computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, implement a method comprising:

receiving a request to perform an operation on a data item enclosed in a core object, the request transferred via a RESTful protocol; and

performing the operation on the data item enclosed in the core object.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the received request corresponds to a create command, and results in the data item being added to the core object.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the request corresponds with a delete command, and results in the data item being removed from the core object.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the request corresponds to an update command, and results in the data item being updated in the core object.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the request corresponds to a read command, and results in the data item being returned to a module that made the request.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the request corresponds to an merge command, and results in the data item being merged with existing data in the core object.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a receiving module configured to receive a request via a RESTful protocol, the request comprising an operation, a core object identification, a data item, and data;

a creation module configured to create the data item with the data in the identified core object;

an update module configured to update the data item with the data in the identified core object;

a delete module configured to delete the data item in the identified core object;

a read module configured to return the data item from the identified core object; and

a replication module configured to replicate the identified core object to other devices.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the processor further comprises a personal computer.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the processor further comprises a server computer.

10. The system of claim 7 further comprising a network connection.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the network connection provides access to the receiving module via a local area network.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the network connection provides access to the receiving module via a corporate intranet.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the network connection provides access to the receiving module via the internet.

14. A system comprising:

a processor;

a sending module configured to send a request via a RESTful protocol, the request comprising an operation, a core object identification, a data item, and data; and

a receiving module configured to receive results of requests.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor further comprises a personal computer.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor further comprises a server computer.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor further comprises a cellular phone.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor further comprises a laptop computer.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein a core object identified by the core object identification is replicated to the processor.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive results via a RESTful protocol.