DATA STORAGE DESTINATION

• US 20160150014A1
• Filed: 11/20/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Yliaho, Marko, Sil, Sami
• Application Number:
  US14/548,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20160150014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/16 File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems
• 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

In one example, a computing apparatus is configured to receive at least one contextual parameter. The computing apparatus is configured to receive an action from the user of the apparatus for a data item. The computing apparatus is configured to associate the at least one contextual parameter to the data item so as to establish a tag. The tag is configured to determine two or more data storage destinations of the data item. The computing apparatus is configured to output the suggested two or more data storage destinations of the data item for the user. One of the two or more data storage destinations is highlighted according to the tag. The data item destination may be automatically or manually selected to the appropriate data destination.

Claims

1. A computing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor, and

at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive at least one contextual parameter;

receive an action from the user of the apparatus for a data item;

associate the at least one contextual parameter to the data item so as to establish a tag, wherein the tag is configured to determine two or more data storage destinations of the data item;

output the two or more data storage destinations of the data item for the user, wherein one of the two or more data storage destinations is highlighted according to the tag.

2. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

establish the tag at the computing apparatus before the computing apparatus is configured to store the data item at one of the two or more data storage destinations.

3. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

receive an input from the user for selecting one of the two or more data storage destinations for storing the data item.

4. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

automatically send the data item to the highlighted data storage destination.

5. The computing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

according to the input, send the data item to the selected data storage destination or to selected data storage destinations.

6. The computing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the selected data storage is different from the highlighted data storage destination.

7. The computing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

override the highlighted storage destination indicated by the at least one tag, and based on the input, send the data item to the user selected storage destination.

8. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

wherein one of the two or more data storage destinations of the data item comprises a local data storage destination at the computing apparatus.

9. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

temporarily store the data item at a temporary storage of the computing apparatus with the tag.

10. The computing apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

delete the data item and the tag from the temporary storage, when the data item is send to one of the two or more data storage destination.

11. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two or more data storage destination comprises network data storage destinations and a local data storage destination at the computing apparatus.

12. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one contextual parameter is based on a location of the computing apparatus, a connection of the computing apparatus, contacts of the user of the computing apparatus, a calendar of the user of the computing apparatus, and a time.

13. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the action comprises capturing at least one image for establishing the data item or opening the data item.

14. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data item comprises a document, a video, an image, a photo, a contact, a message, audio recording, computer program or a note.

15. The computing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the input comprises a touch of the user on a touch sensitive display of the computing apparatus, wherein the input comprises a swipe action of the user on a touch sensitive display of the computing apparatus, wherein the input comprises a tilt of the computing apparatus so that a direction of the tilt is configured to correspond to the input, or wherein the input comprises a shake of the computing apparatus so that a direction of the shake is configured to correspond to the input.

16. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein one of the two or more data storage destinations is locked so that it is the only available data destination and highlighted.

17. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two or more data storage destinations are dynamic so that the two or more data storage destinations are based on installed data destinations of the computing apparatus.

18. The computing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory store program instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

block at least one of the two or more data storage destinations.

19. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions for causing at least one processor of a computing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receive at least one contextual parameter;

receive an action from the user of the apparatus for a data item;

associate the at least one contextual parameter to the data item so as to establish a tag, wherein the tag is configured to determine two or more data storage destinations of the data item; and

output the two or more data storage destinations of the data item for the user, wherein one of the two or more data storage destinations is highlighted according to the tag.

20. A method, comprising

receiving at least one contextual parameter;

receiving an action from the user of the apparatus for a data item;

associating the at least one contextual parameter to the data item so as to establish a tag, wherein the tag is configured to determine two or more data storage destinations of the data item; and

outputting the two or more data storage destinations of the data item for the user, wherein one of the two or more data storage destinations is highlighted according to the tag.