Moveable Storage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025103929-A1
Application number	US-202418960549-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 26, 2024
Priority date	Feb 21, 2012
Publication date	Mar 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system for storing and moving data based on the location of a user or a change in location of a user is described herein. Data associated with a user may be stored at one or more storage devices associated with a location of the user. Some or all of the data associated with the user may be moved to one or more other storage devices if, for example, the user moves to a different location or is expected to move to a different location, so that the user's data may be more efficiently accessed by the user.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, a scheduled location change of a user from a first location to a second location; determining, based on a location type associated with the second location, data, of the user, that is associated with the location type; and causing, based on the scheduled location change of the user from the first location to the second location, the data associated with the location type to be transferred from a first storage device associated with the first location to a second storage device associated with the second location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location type comprises at least one of a work location or a home location.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing the data to be transferred comprises:
causing the data to be transferred during a time frame in which the user is not expected to access the data.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing the data to be transferred comprises:
causing the data to be transferred after the user leaves the first location and before the user reaches the second location.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
determining, based on a user device associated with the user disconnecting from a network associated with the first location, that the user has left the first location.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the data comprises:
determining the data further based on a rating indicating a likelihood that the user accesses the data at the second location of the location type.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the user, a user input indicating an association between the second location and the location type.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the scheduled location change comprises:
determining the scheduled location change based on a prior location history of the user, and wherein the method further comprises determining the second storage device based on respective latency values of a plurality of storage devices associated with the second location.

9 . An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
determine a scheduled location change of a user from a first location to a second location;
determine, based on a location type associated with the second location, data, of the user, that is associated with the location type; and
cause, based on the scheduled location change of the user from the first location to the second location, the data associated with the location type to be transferred from a first storage device associated with the first location to a second storage device associated with the second location.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the location type comprises at least one of a work location or a home location.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to cause the data to be transferred by:
causing the data to be transferred during a time frame in which the user is not expected to access the data.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to cause the data to be transferred by:
causing the data to be transferred after the user leaves the first location and before the user reaches the second location.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
determine, based on a user device associated with the user disconnecting from a network associated with the first location, that the user has left the first location.

14 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to determine the data by:
determining the data further based on a rating indicating a likelihood that the user accesses the data at the second location of the location type.

15 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
receive, from the user, a user input indicating an association between the second location and the location type.

16 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to determine the scheduled location change by:
determining the scheduled location change based on a prior location history of the user, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
determine the second storage device based on respective latency values of a plurality of storage devices associated with the second location.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
determining, by a computing device, a scheduled location change of a user from a first location to a second location; determining, based on a location type associated with the second location, data, of the user, that is associated with the location type; and causing, based on the scheduled location change of the user from the first location to the second location, the data associated with the location type to be transferred from a first storage device associated with the first location to a second storage device associated with the second location.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the location type comprises at least one of a work location or a home location.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the causing the data to be transferred by:
causing the data to be transferred during a time frame in which the user is not expected to access the data.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the causing the data to be transferred by:
causing the data to be transferred after the user leaves the first location and before the user reaches the second location.

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:
determining, based on a user device associated with the user disconnecting from a network associated with the first location, that the user has left the first location.

22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the determining the data by:
determining the data further based on a rating indicating a likelihood that the user accesses the data at the second location of the location type.

23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:
receiving, from the user, a user input indicating an association between the second location and the location type.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the determining the scheduled location change by:
determining the scheduled location change based on a prior location history of the user, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause:
determining the second storage device based on respective latency values of a plurality of storage devices associated with the secon

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Bevan Frances
• Markowitz David
• Rekstad Jr Gary Michael
• Sim Jae
• Stone Christopher

Classifications

• G06N5/04

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• G06F16/17 Primary

  Details of further file system functions · CPC title

• G06F16/00

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• G06N7/01 Primary

  Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks · CPC title