Aggregate service with enhanced cloud device management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016127339-A1
Application number	US-201414528264-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 30, 2014
Priority date	Oct 30, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, comprising: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at an aggregate service device, the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at an aggregate service device, the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing comprises sending, to the client device, a characteristic relating to at least one cloud storage account.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
facilitating data transfer associated with the selection comprises transferring data from a first cloud storage account to a second cloud storage account.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
facilitating data transfer associated with the selection comprises transferring data between the client device and at least one cloud storage account.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
facilitating data transfer associated with the selection comprises transferring data between at least one cloud storage account and another device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising searching index data stored on the aggregate service device based on search criteria received from the user.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticating comprises receiving a token derived from the user entering credentials associated with at least one cloud storage account directly to the at least one cloud storage service.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising using the token for subsequent authentications to the at least one cloud account.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the token is a refresh token limited to a predetermined duration.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data analogous to data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts is selected from a group consisting of: title, abstract, author, keywords, file size, data type, data location, creation date, hierarchy data, and file data.

11 . An aggregate service device, comprising:
a processor; a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticate the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; provide data analogous to data of the data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; receive a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and facilitate data transfer associated with the selection of data.

12 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein to provide data analogous to data of the data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts comprises sending, to the client device, a characteristic relating to at least one cloud storage account.

13 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein to facilitate data transfer associated with the selection of data comprises transferring data from a first cloud storage account to a second cloud storage account.

14 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein to facilitate data transfer associated with the selection of data comprises transferring data between the client device and at least one cloud storage account.

15 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein to facilitate data transfer associated with the selection of data comprises transferring data between at least one cloud storage account and another device.

16 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: search index data stored on the aggregate service device based on search criteria received from the user.

17 . The aggregate service device of claim 11 , wherein to authenticate the user comprises receiving a token derived from the user entering credentials associated with at least one cloud storage account provider directly to the at least one cloud storage service.

18 . The aggregate service device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to use the token for subsequent authentications to the at least one cloud account.

19 . The aggregate service device of claim 17 , wherein the token is a refresh token limited to a predetermined duration.

20 . A product, comprising:
a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by the processor and comprising: code that receives, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; code that authenticates the user to provide access to a plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user hosted by a single cloud storage service; code that provides data analogous to data of the data of the plurality of cloud storage accounts; code that receives a selection of data accessible by the user from the plurality of cloud storage accounts of the user; and code that facilitates data transfer associated with the selection of data.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Childs Philip L
• Marshall Eric Todd
• Rodriguez Jose Roberto
• Jacyno Matthew
• Davis Greyson Craig
• Thompson Tony Eugene
• Gazzia Carmelo Antonio
• Robbins Timothy Mark
• Sun mei-wen

Classifications

• G06F16/148 Primary

  File search processing · CPC title

• G06F16/951

  Indexing; Web crawling techniques · CPC title

• G06F16/176

  Support for shared access to files; File sharing support · CPC title

• H04L63/083

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• H04L67/1097

  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] · CPC title