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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
James Benton, Hanover, NH (US);
Spencer Bishop, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jason Shay, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Murstein, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ran Kalach, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method that can be used to synchronize files from a hosted file system where the client endpoint devices have direct access to the files stored on a hosted file store/system. When the client synchronizes with the files stored on the hosted file store the synchronization process identifies the files that need to be synchronized with the client and prepares batches of files to be synced. During the process of synchronization the files are not locked from other user's being able to use the files. If the file is modified by another endpoint during the file synchronization process the file will not be synchronized with the client device during the particular synchronization process. In this way synchronization becomes possible with the hosted service without impacting the performance of other devices that use and access the data in the hosted file store.