IP Library Granted Patent US 9,959,150
Granted Patent B1
US 9,959,150 · App. 12/651,354 · Granted May 1, 2018

Centralized file action based on active folders

Inventors: Troy T. Davidson (Clinton, UT); Brian R. Gruttadauria (Sutton, MA); Joseph T. Frank (Louisville, CO)
Assignee: LenovoEMC Limited
G06F9/54G06F9/542G06F9/546
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,959,150
App. No.
12/651,354
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for automating application activity is disclosed. In some embodiment, this comprises monitoring an active folder in a computer system for file events, triggering an intermediary application based on the monitoring, and activating an application based on the triggered intermediary application. In some embodiments, an application remote to the computer system is activated. In some embodiments, an application local to the computer system is activated.

Claims (7)

1. A method comprising:

determining if a command line application is running on a computing device;

responsive to determining that the command line application is running, sending a bus command to upload a file to a destination computing device;

responsive to determining that the command line application is not running, creating at least one bus service;

creating a queue;

responsive to determining that the queue is empty, exiting the command line application; and

responsive to determining that the queue is not empty, continuing to upload files using the command line application until the queue is empty.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2013
From: EMC CORPORATION
To: LENOVOEMC LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030868/0948 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2010
From: DAVIDSON, TROY T.; GRUTTADAURIA, BRIAN R.; FRANK, JOSEPH T.
To: IOMEGA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023959/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2010
From: IOMEGA CORPORATION
To: EMC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023950/0391 →