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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Brian David Jones, Woodinville, WA (US);

Kayla Lindsey Ngan, Sudbury, MA (US);

Daron Spektor, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/11 (2019.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01); G06F 16/178 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/178 (2019.01); G06F 16/119 (2019.01); G06F 16/162 (2019.01);
Abstract

A data processing system implements obtaining, at a file services platform, first mapping information by mapping files, folders, or a combination thereof stored on each of a plurality of client devices associated with a first user. The data processing system further implements synchronizing the first mapping information with the plurality of client devices, receiving a first request for a first file from a first client device of the plurality of client devices, where the first file stored locally on a second client device of the plurality of client devices. The data processing system further implements requesting that the second client device upload an instance of the first file to the file services platform; receiving the instance of the first file from the second client device; and causing the first client device to download the instance of the first file from the file services platform to the first client device.


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