Sharable Reference to Shared Content in a Cloud Storage
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1. A method of generating a reference link by a first user using a first computer device for subsequent use by a second user using a second computer device to access a shared item within a shared storage which has shared accessibility by the first and second users on a cloud storage system, the method comprising:
- identifying the shared item to be designated by the reference link;
identifying an electronic identifier of a root of the shared storage common to the first and second users within which the shared item is located;
identifying a relative path of the shared item relative to the root of the shared storage; and
assembling said electronic identifier and said relative path into the reference link such that the reference link is usable to navigate the second user using the second computer device to the shared item.
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Abstract
Clickable links are created and shared between collaborators sharing files to quickly refer to a specific file or folder, without having to transfer or bundle the actual file or folder. The links created are location agnostic; they can be used by any of the members regardless of where the shared files are located on their own device.
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1. A method of generating a reference link by a first user using a first computer device for subsequent use by a second user using a second computer device to access a shared item within a shared storage which has shared accessibility by the first and second users on a cloud storage system, the method comprising:
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identifying the shared item to be designated by the reference link; identifying an electronic identifier of a root of the shared storage common to the first and second users within which the shared item is located; identifying a relative path of the shared item relative to the root of the shared storage; and assembling said electronic identifier and said relative path into the reference link such that the reference link is usable to navigate the second user using the second computer device to the shared item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A reference link arranged to be generated by a first user using a first computer device for subsequent use by a second user using a second computer device to access a shared item within a shared storage on a cloud storage system in which the shared storage has shared accessibility by the first and second users, the reference link comprising:
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an electronic identifier of a root of the shared storage common to the first and second users within which the shared item is located; and a relative path of the shared item relative to the root of the shared storage; wherein said electronic identifier and said relative path are integrated with one another to define a common link which is operable to navigate the second user on the second computer device to the shared item.
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13. A method of navigating a second user using a second computer device to a shared item within a shared storage on a cloud storage system in which the shared storage has shared accessibility by a first user using a first computer device and the second user using the second computer device, the method comprising:
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providing a reference link from the first user using the first computer device in which the reference link comprises i) an electronic identifier of a root of the shared storage common to the first and second users within which the shared item is located, and ii) a relative path of the shared item relative to the root of the shared storage, wherein said electronic identifier and said relative path are integrated with one another to commonly define the reference link; and following the reference link on the second computer device such that the second user is directed to the shared item.
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