Aggregate service with user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016127347-A1
Application number	US-201414528293-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, including: receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving data, at the device, stored on one or more of the remote device and the cloud storage device, wherein the data is obtained by the aggregate service device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving data, stored on one or more of the remote device and the cloud storage device, is responsive to receiving a user input requesting the data.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transferring data from one or more of the cloud storage device and the remote device to one or more of another cloud storage device and another remote device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the transferring of data is responsive to receiving a user input at the user interface requesting a transfer of data.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is customized by the user on a first device and the customized user interface is displayed on a second device in response to accessing the aggregate service device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes data derived from at least one storage device selected from the group consisting of: a remote device, a cloud storage device, a removable storage device, and a local device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a token that authenticates the user to the aggregate service device.

9 . (canceled)

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

11 . A device, comprising:
a processor; a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive authentication input that is sent to an aggregate service device; request file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receive, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and display a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to receive data stored on one ore more of the remote device and the cloud storage device, wherein the data is obtained by the aggregate service device.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein to receive data, stored on one or more of the remote device and the cloud storage device, is responsive to receiving a user input requesting the data.

14 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to transfer data from one or more of the cloud storage device and the remote device to one or more of another cloud storage device and another remote device.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein to transfer data is responsive to receiving a user input at the user interface requesting a transfer of data.

16 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is customized by the user on a first device and the customized user interface is displayed on a second device in response to accessing the aggregate service device.

17 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the user interface includes data derived from at least one storage device selected from the group consisting of: a remote device, a cloud storage device, a removable storage device, and a local device.

18 . The device of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to receive a token that authenticates the user to the aggregate service device.

19 . (canceled)

20 . A product, comprising:
a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by the processor and comprising: code that receives authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; code that requests file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; code that receives at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and code that displays, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Childs Philip L
• Marshall Eric Todd
• Oman Christopher Donald
• Davis Greyson Craig
• Thompson Tony Eugene
• Hunt James Anthony

Classifications

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F16/183

  Provision of network file services by network file servers, e.g. by using NFS, CIFS (network file access protocols H04L67/1097) · CPC title

• G06F16/13

  File access structures, e.g. distributed indices (arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06) · CPC title

• G06F16/256 Primary

  in federated or virtual databases · CPC title

• H04L63/083 Primary

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