IP Library Granted Patent US 9,544,333
Granted Patent B2
US 9,544,333 · App. 14/674,985 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Policy setting for content sharing 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
H04L63/20G06F3/0604G06F3/067G06F3/0622G06F3/0643
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Patent No.
US 9,544,333
App. No.
14/674,985
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system includes a method for executing instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities, detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity 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, and implementing, via a processor, role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a role classification for remotely connected computing devices.

Claims (39)

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;

implementing, via a processor, role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a role classification for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices;

auto-initiating navigation accessibility within the pre-paired remotely connected computing device having authorization via the content sharing system; and

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

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

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the content sharing system desktop includes a policy setting control interface for adjustment of the role-based policy settings.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the role-based policy settings are enterprise control policy settings received from the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices to the content sharing system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the role-based policy settings for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices are determined for individual files by the content sharing system by assessment of a plurality of file type, file confidentiality classification, metadata, timestamp, or content source.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of device environment-representative windows have limited navigation access to file structures of the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices based on the role-based policy settings.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining the role classification that is selected from a list including at least a personal device classification or a work device classification.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

prohibiting transfer of a subset of file types within the content sharing system based on the implemented role-based policy settings applied to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices; and

providing a visual indication of the subset of file types prohibited in the device environment-representative windows corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

prohibiting retrieval of a subset of data files for aggregation by the content sharing system based on the role-based policy setting for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

9. 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 implementing a role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation based on a role classification for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices;

the processor auto-initiating navigation accessibility within the pre-paired remotely connected computing devices having authorization authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system; and a display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a plurality of device environment-representative windows representing file structures corresponding to at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices, wherein the at least two of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

10. The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the plurality of device environment-representative windows are displayed with visual cues indicating the role classification of the corresponding at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

11. The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the role-based policy settings for a remotely connected computing device with a work device classification implements prohibition transfer of files to the remotely connected computing device with a home classification.

12. The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the role-based policy setting prohibits retrieval of a subset of data files from the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices for aggregation by the content sharing system.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein the subset of file types prohibited from retrieval for aggregation by the content sharing system is visually indicated in the plurality of device environment-representative windows corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

14. The information handling system of claim 9 wherein the content sharing system desktop includes a policy setting control interface for adjustment of the role-based policy settings and associating those role-based policy settings with an authorized remotely connected computing device for future connection to the content sharing system.

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 receiving role-based policy settings to partially limit content sharing system operation from the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices to establish a role-classification;

the processor auto-initiating navigation accessibility within the pre-paired remotely connected computing devices having authorization 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, wherein at least two remotely connected computing devices function via different operating systems.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the role-based policy settings are enterprise control policy settings set by an administrator for the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

17. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system desktop includes a policy setting control interface for adjustment of the role-based policy settings.

18. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the role-based policy settings for the remotely connected computing device with a work device classification implements prohibition on file transfer of a subset of files to the remotely connected computing device with a home device classification via the content sharing system.

19. The information handling system of claim 18 wherein device environment-representative windows permit navigation via the content sharing system desktop of the subset of files prohibited from transfer.

20. The information handling system of claim 18 wherein the subset of files prohibited from transfer are visually indicated in a device environment-representative window corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

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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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