IP Library Granted Patent US 9,641,593
Granted Patent B2
US 9,641,593 · App. 14/674,962 · Granted May 2, 2017

Content sharing and storage of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices in physical or virtualized space

Inventors: Erin K. Walline (Pflugerville, TX); Liam B. Quinn (Austin, TX); Sean P. O'Neal (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products, LP
H04L67/06H04L67/1097
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Patent No.
US 9,641,593
App. No.
14/674,962
Filed
Mar 31, 2015
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2449
USPC
709/223
Abstract

An information handling system includes a processor that executes instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities. The processor detects pre-paired wireless connectivity remotely connected computing devices, and auto-initiates navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system. The information handling system also includes a display for a content sharing system desktop that includes device environment-representative windows that represent file structures corresponding to a plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

Claims (48)

1. A method comprising:

executing instructions, via a processor, for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities;

detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity of at least one of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices to a system hosting the content sharing system;

determining remotely connected computing device authorization for access with the content sharing system;

auto-initiating navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system;

displaying, via a display device, a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing file structures corresponding to the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; and

the processor aggregating data files from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices and organizing the data files into categories according to file usage relatedness by designations including a work-related file designation and personal file designation, wherein the designation of the data files as work-related or personal is based upon factors including the source of the data file or the content of the data file;

wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different hardware systems.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the device environment-representative windows provide navigation access to file structures of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

initiating an exchange of file content between the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via a drag-and-drop of files between the device environment-representative windows in the content sharing system desktop.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

retrieving screen desktop display data from remote computing devices for redisplay in device environment-representative windows of the content sharing system desktop,

wherein the remote computing device desktops redisplayed are interactive in device environment-representative windows of the content sharing system desktop.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a command electing to view remote computing device desktops in device environment-representative windows of the content sharing system desktop;

in response, retrieving screen desktop data from remote computing devices for redisplay in device environment-representative windows.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

retrieval of data files from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices for aggregation by the content sharing system;

organizing aggregated data files into categories in the content sharing system according to common characteristics of the aggregated data files.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a processor executing instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities;

the processor detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity for at least one of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices;

the processor auto-initiating navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system;

a display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing file structures corresponding to the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; and

the processor aggregating data files from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices and organizing the data files into categories according to file usage relatedness by designations including a work-related file designation and personal file designation, wherein the designation of the data files as work-related or personal is based upon factors including the source of the data file or the content of the data file,

wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the device environment-representative windows provide navigation access to file structures of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the content sharing system retrieves screen desktop display data from at least one remotely connected computing device for redisplay in the corresponding device environment-representative window for interaction with the remotely connected computing device.

11. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the processor further executes instructions to exchange file content between at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via the corresponding device environment-representative windows in the content sharing system desktop.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein a drag-and-drop of files between the device environment-representative windows in the content sharing system desktop initiates the exchange of file content between the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

13. The information handling system of claim 11 further comprising:

the content sharing system accessing a virtual memory to facilitate the exchange of file content between the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

14. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein a visual alteration is made to at least one of the device environment-representative windows indicating the exchange of file content between at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

15. An information handling system comprising:

a processor executing instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities;

the processor detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity for at least one of a plurality of remotely connected computing devices;

the processor auto-initiating navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system; and

the processor auto-initiating content data file aggregation of available content from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices to a content sharing system storage device for access via a content sharing system desktop; and

the content sharing system selects files for aggregation from at least two designations including designations as work-related files or as personal files, wherein the designation of the data files as work-related or personal is based upon factors including the source of the data file or the content of the data file, wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the device environment-representative windows provide navigation access to the file structures of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

17. The information handling system of claim 15 further comprising:

a display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing file structures corresponding to a plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

18. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system organizes aggregated data files from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices into categories according to common characteristics of the aggregated data files.

19. The information handling system of claim 15 further comprising:

the content sharing system selects initiates an exchange of file content between the plurality of remotely connected computing devices via a drag-and-drop of files between the device environment-representative windows in the content sharing system desktop.

20. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system organizes aggregated data files from the plurality of remotely connected computing devices according to chronology of timestamps for the aggregated data files.

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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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