REPLICATING MODIFICATIONS MADE TO CONTENTS OF A SHARED FOLDER

• US 20090327299A1
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: McCORMICK, Matt, SCHWARTZ, Eyal, FERGUSON, Heather, XU, Yikang
• Application Number:
  US12/146,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20090327299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1787 Details of non-transparently synchronising file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1834 implemented based on peer-to-peer networks, e.g. gnutella p2p communication protocols H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/184 implemented as replicated file system

Abstract

Replicating modifications made to contents of a shared folder. As a part of replicating modifications made to contents of a shared folder, modifications made to a shared folder located on a first computer system and replicated in a second folder that is located on a second computer system are accessed from a second computer system. One or more folders are identified that are associated with the second folder and that are accessible from one or more other computer systems. The one or more folders are caused to have replicated in them modifications that were made to the shared folder.

Claims

1. A method for replicating modifications made to contents of a shared folder, comprising:

accessing modifications that are made to a shared folder located on a first computer system and replicated in a second folder located on a second computer system;

identifying one or more folders, associated with said second folder, that are accessible from one or more other computer systems;

causing said one or more folders to have replicated therein said modifications made to said shared folder.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said modifications made to said shared folder are accessed by said second computer system and are transmitted from said second computer system to one or more related computer systems when said one or more computer system are online.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said first computer system is controlled by a contact of a user of said second computer system.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said second computer system and said one or more other computer systems are controlled by said user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein each of said first computer system, second computer system and said one or more computer systems can cause the content of folders resident on each to be replicated to folders that are associated with other computer systems.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein changes made in a folder residing on said second computer system are caused to be replicated in a folder residing on said first computer system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said modifications are selected from the group consisting of adding, deleting, and editing contents of said shared folder.

8. A method for synchronizing one or more folders with a shared folder, comprising:

determining modifications made to a shared folder located on a first computer system from a second computer system;

synchronizing a second folder that is located on said second computer system with said shared folder by replicating the modifications made to said shared folder in said second folder;

determining one or more folders, associated with said second folder, that are accessible from one or more other computer systems;

synchronizing said one or more folders with said second folder by replicating therein said modifications replicated in said second folder.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said modifications made to said shared folder are accessed by said second computer system and are transmitted from said second computer system to one or more related computer systems when said one or more computer systems are online.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said first computer system is controlled by a contact of a user of said second computer system.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said second computer system and said one or more other computer systems are associated with the same user.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein each of said second computer system and said one or more computer systems can have modifications to folders resident on each replicated in folders associated with other computer systems.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein changes made in a folder residing on said second computer system are caused to be replicated in a folder residing on said first computer system.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein said modifications are selected from the group consisting of adding, deleting, and editing contents of said shared folder.

15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components, comprising:

a modification accessing component for accessing modifications made to a shared folder located on a first computer system from a second computer system;

a modifications replicating component for replicating the modifications in a second folder located on said second computer system;

a folder identifying component for identifying one or more folders, associated with said second folder, that are accessible from one or more other computer systems; and

a synchronizing component for causing said one or more folders to have replicated therein said modifications made to said shared folder.

16. The medium of claim 15 wherein said modifications made to said shared folder are accessed by said second computer system and are transmitted from said second computer system to one or more related computer systems when said one or more computer system are online.

17. The medium of claim 16 wherein said first computer system is controlled by a contact of a user of said second computer system.

18. The medium of claim 17 wherein said second computer system and said one or more other computer systems are controlled by said user.

19. The medium of claim 15 wherein each of said second computer system and said one or more computer systems can cause folders resident on each to replicated in folders associated with other computer systems.

20. The medium of claim 15 wherein said modifications are selected from the group consisting of adding, deleting, and editing contents of said shared folder.