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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Carlos German Perez, Redmond, WA (US);
Todd S. Behrbaum, Redmond, WA (US);
Wendy Lu, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew F. Gray, Oslo, NO;
Daniela Dimitrova, Redmond, WA (US);
Helen Anderson, Seattle, WA (US);
Olga K. Dalecka, Redmond, WA (US);
Jokko Juhana Korhonen, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The techniques disclosed herein enable systems to centralize access to various digital items irrespective of the location of those digital items. To achieve this, items that are stored at their original location, e.g., within a cloud storage platform, can be selected by a user for storage at a centralized location such as a favorites section. These items are selected using an interface control which can be an operating system component of an item keeping system that is accessible in any context or application. The item keeping system can generate an item alias for selected items which is then stored in the centralized location. In addition, item aliases can be moved to various destinations by the user to enable customized item storage for items of varying types, origin, and location. In addition, functionality of the interface control can be modified to suite selected items.