Policy setting for content sharing of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices in physical or virtualized space

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017078331-A1
Application number	US-201615361263-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Mar 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information handling system includes a method for executing instructions for a content sharing system executing role-based policy settings for a plurality of remotely connected computing devices operatively connected to share content, detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity of remotely connected computing devices to a system hosting the content sharing system, implementing role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a device role classification for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices, auto-initiating navigation accessibility to the pre-paired remotely connected computing device via the content sharing system, and displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices that devices function via different operating systems.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computerized method comprising:
executing instructions, via a processor, for a content sharing system executing role-based policy settings for a plurality of remotely connected computing devices operatively connected to share content; detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity of at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices to a system hosting the content sharing system; implementing, via a processor, role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a device role classification for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; auto-initiating navigation accessibility to the pre-paired remotely connected computing device via the content sharing system; and displaying, via a display device, a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices, wherein the at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein role-based policy settings are enterprise control policy settings received from the at least one remotely connected computing device to the content sharing system.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein role-based policy settings for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices determine file-type role classification for individual files by the content sharing system by assessment of a plurality of file types, file confidentiality classification, metadata, timestamp, or content source.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device environment-representative windows have limited navigation access to file structures of the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices based on device classification under the role-based policy settings.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining a file-type role classification under the role-based policy settings that is selected from a list including at least a personal file classification or a work file classification.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
prohibiting transfer of a subset of file types within the content sharing system based on implemented role-based policy settings applied to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; and
providing a visual indication of the subset of file types having a file-type role classification prohibited for transfer in the device environment-representative windows corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
prohibiting retrieval of a subset of data files for aggregation by the content sharing system based on the role-based policy setting for the at least one remotely connected computing device.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device environment-representative windows are displayed with visual cues indicating a role classification of the corresponding remotely connected computing device.

9 . An information handling system comprising:
a processor executing instructions for a content sharing system executing role-based policy settings for a plurality of remotely connected computing devices operatively connected to share content; the processor determining remotely connected computing device authorization for access with the content sharing system; the content sharing system implementing role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a file-type role classification for individual files on at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; the processor auto-initiating navigation accessibility within the authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system; and a display device displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing the plurality of remotely connected computing devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

10 . The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the device environment-representative windows are displayed with visual cues indicating the file-type role classification of individual files for the corresponding remotely connected computing device.

11 . The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the role-based policy settings for a remotely connected computing device with a work device classification implements prohibition transfer of individual files from at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing device with a home classification.

12 . The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the role-based policy setting prohibits retrieval of a subset of data files with the file-type role classification from the at least one remotely connected computing device for aggregation by the content sharing system.

13 . The information handling system of claim 12 wherein the subset of file types with the file-type role classification prohibited from retrieval for aggregation by the content sharing system is visually indicated in the device environment-representative windows corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

14 . The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the content sharing system desktop includes a policy setting control interface for adjustment of role-based policy settings and associating those role-based policy settings with an authorized remotely connected computing device for future connection to the content sharing system.

15 . An information handling system comprising:
a processor executing instructions for a content sharing system executing role-based policy settings for a plurality of remotely connected computing devices operatively connected to share content; the processor determining remotely connected computing device authorization for access with the content sharing system; the processor implementing role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation for at least one of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices; the processor auto-initiating content data file aggregation of available content from the authorized remotely connected computing devices to a content sharing system storage device for access via a content sharing system desktop; and the processor preventing transfer of files under content data file aggregation having a first file-type role classification under the role-based policy from the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices to the content sharing system, wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

16 . The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the role-based policy settings are enterprise control policy settings set by an administrator for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

17 . The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the first file-type role classification is a home classification preventing file transfer of a subset of files under the role-based policy settings.

18 . The information handling system of claim 15 further comprising:
the processor prohibiting transfer of a subset of files having a second file-type role classification

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Walline Erin K
• Quinn Liam B
• O'Neal Sean P

Classifications

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L67/06

  specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04L63/20 Primary

  for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227) · CPC title