Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Backup feature provided by bidirectional synchronized content management system
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Application No.: US17490225Application Date: 2021-09-30
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Publication No.: US12111845B2Publication Date: 2024-10-08
- Inventor: Sourabh Yerfule , Kelson Reiss , Jordi Paris Ferrer , Adam Arbree , Geoffry Song
- Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Polsinelli PC
- Main IPC: G06F16/00
- IPC: G06F16/00 ; G06F11/14 ; G06F16/25 ; G06F16/27

Abstract:
The present technology is directed to providing a backup service utilizing a bi-directional synchronization architecture. In order to support both a backup service and a bi-directional synchronization service, the present technology can utilize a special object called an anchor that only permits unidirectional synchronization. Additionally, the present technology separates the backup service from the bi-directional synchronization service. This separation includes utilizing a separate backup directory and bi-directional synchronization directory on a client device, which in turn benefits from the use of a separate instance of the synchronization service on the client device. Further, at the content management system various steps are taken to separate the backup directory from the bi-directional synchronization directory to ensure no objects from the backup directory appear in a user interface related to bi-directional synchronization, and vice versa.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230094648A1 BACKUP FEATURE PROVIDED BY BIDIRECTIONAL SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-03-30
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