IP Library Granted Patent US 9,898,589
Granted Patent B2
US 9,898,589 · App. 15/473,508 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

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
G06F21/10G06F21/606G06F21/6218H04L67/06H04L67/1097H04M17/10H04L67/42
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Patent No.
US 9,898,589
App. No.
15/473,508
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system includes a processor that executes instructions for a content sharing system having mixed operating system capabilities. The processor detects prepaired 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 representation of file structures corresponding to a plurality of remotely connected computing devices.

Claims (53)

1. A method comprising:

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

detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity and 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; and

aggregating data files from the authorized remotely connected computing devices and organizing the data files into categories of work-related file designation and personal file designations based on source or content of the data files; and

displaying, via a display device, a content sharing system desktop comprising the data file categories representing file structures corresponding to the authorized remotely connected computing devices;

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

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting pre-paired wireless connectivity for a second group of remotely connected computing devices for viewing files via the content sharing system without authorization for navigation access with the content sharing system.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, via a display device, a content sharing system desktop comprising device environment-representative windows to provide navigation access to file structures of the plurality of remotely authorized connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

initiating an exchange of file content between the plurality of authorized 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 3 further comprising:

retrieving screen desktop display data from authorized 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 the device environment-representative windows of the content sharing system desktop.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

executing operations on files from a plurality of the authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system desktop.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

terminating navigation accessibility within authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system upon expiration of a content sharing session.

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

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

a display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising the data file categories representing file structures corresponding to the authorized remotely connected computing devices,

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

9. The information handling system of claim 8 further comprising:

the display device displaying environment-representative windows in the content sharing system desktop to provide navigation access to file structures of the plurality of remotely authorized connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the navigation accessibility within the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system is terminated upon termination of a content sharing session.

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 authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system desktop.

12. The information handling system of claim 8 further comprising:

the processor executing operations on a file from one of the plurality of the authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system desktop; and

the display displaying a visual indicator that the operation has been conducted on the content sharing system desktop.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein the visual indicator is a color change to a representation of the file in the content sharing system desktop on which the operations are being executed.

14. The information handling system of claim 8 further comprising:

the processor receiving a command from a first authorized remotely connected computing device to perform an operation on a file from a second authorized remotely connected computing device;

the processor executing the operations on the file from the second authorized remotely connected computing device via the content sharing system; and

the content sharing system accessing a virtual memory to facilitate the operation on file content between 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 and determining remotely connected computing device authorization for access with the content sharing system;

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

a display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising data file categories representing file structures corresponding to the authorized remotely connected computing devices;

the processor performing an operation on a file from one of the authorized remotely connected computing devices via the content sharing system,

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

16. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system provides navigation access to the file structures of the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices via an operating system conversion protocol.

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

the display for displaying a content sharing system desktop comprising a representation of files available to be navigated within the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices.

18. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system further organizes files from the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices into navigable file structures according to common characteristics of the files from the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices.

19. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system is declined navigation access to high security files designated in at least one of the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices.

20. The information handling system of claim 15 wherein the content sharing system provides navigation access via a content sharing system desktop only to files with usage relatedness designated as work related files from the plurality of authorized remotely connected computing devices.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
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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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (042769/0001) Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.)
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 042768 FRAME 0585 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; MOZY, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY INTEREST (CREDIT) Recorded Jun 12, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; MOZY, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY INTEREST (NOTES) Recorded Jun 12, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; MOZY, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 042769/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: WALLINE, ERIN K.; QUINN, LIAM B.; O'NEAL, SEAN P.
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 14674962 · Mar 31, 2015
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