Sharing electronic file metadata in a networked computing environment
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for sharing electronic file metadata in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). In a typical embodiment, metadata related to electronic files stored in a shared storage device is maintained and updated. Such metadata may be viewable via a user interface of one or more applications used to access the files (e.g., from a plurality of computerized/electronic devices). Among other things, the metadata may identify previous accesses of the files (e.g., by user, date/time, etc.), and may be provided in a list or the like.
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, comprising:
detecting an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared storage device of the networked computing environment, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the shared storage device comprising a cloud storage device;
updating a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file;
storing the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associating the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and
providing access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, the providing comprising displaying the updated set of metadata via a user interface associated with the application.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the opening being attempted from a first computerized device.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising accessing the updated set of metadata from a second computerized device.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the updated set of metadata being represented as a list of recently accessed electronic files in the shared storage device, the list identifying the electronic file.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , the updated set of metadata identifying a user to last access the electronic file.
6. A system for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, comprising:
a memory device comprising instructions;
a bus coupled to the memory device; and
a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to:
detect an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared storage device of the networked computing environment, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the shared storage device comprising a cloud storage device;
update a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file;
store the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associate the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and
provide access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, the providing comprising displaying the updated set of metadata via a user interface associated with the application.
7. The system of claim 6 , the opening being attempted from a first computerized device.
8. The system of claim 7 , the memory device further comprising instructions for causing the system to access the updated set of metadata from a second computerized device.
9. The system of claim 6 , the updated set of metadata being represented as a list of recently accessed electronic files in the shared storage device, the list identifying the electronic file.
10. The system of claim 9 , the updated set of metadata identifying a user to last access the electronic file.
11. A computer program product for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable hardware storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable hardware storage device, to:
detect an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared storage device of the networked computing environment, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the shared storage device comprising a cloud storage device;
update a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file;
store the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associate the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and
provide access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, the providing comprising displaying the updated set of metadata via a user interface associated with the application.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , the opening being attempted from a first computerized device.
13. The computer program product of claim 12 , the computer readable hardware storage device further comprising instructions to access the updated set of metadata from a second computerized device.
14. The computer program product of claim 11 , the updated set of metadata being represented as a list of recently accessed electronic files in the shared storage device, the list identifying the electronic file.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , the updated set of metadata identifying a user to last access the electronic file.
16. A method for deploying a system for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
detect an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared hardware storage device of the networked computing environment, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the shared storage device comprising a cloud storage device;
update a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file;
store the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associate the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and
provide access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, the providing comprising displaying the updated set of metadata via a user interface associated with the application.