Photosharing server filters for automatic storage and sharing of digital files

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9176992-B2
Application number	US-26067108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2008
Priority date	Feb 27, 2003
Publication date	Nov 3, 2015
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015

Abstract

A method and system for providing on online file- service that automatically stores and organizes digital files. The method and system include providing the server with a set of trigger handlers that are each configured to perform a particular action on a digital file. The user may log into the server and specify attribute criteria for each of the trigger handlers. Digital files uploaded by the user are received by the server, wherein each file has a plurality of attributes associated therewith. The attributes of each file are then compared with the attribute criteria entered by the user for each of the trigger handlers. And upon a match, the corresponding trigger handler is invoked, such that actions are automatically performed on the digital files.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing an online file service that automatically stores and organizes digital files, the method comprising:
a) providing a server with a set of trigger handlers that are each configured to perform a particular action on a digital file;
b) allowing a user to access the server and configure the trigger handlers by specifying attribute criteria for each of the trigger handlers, wherein the trigger handlers provide corresponding configuration f…

Assignees

• Morris Robert P
• Svendsen Hugh B
• Scardino Patricia
• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Morris Robert P
• Svendsen Hugh B
• Scardino Patricia

Classifications

• G06F16/58

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30274 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30265

  Physics · mapped topic

• Y10S707/99931

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y10S707/99934

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic