Box had four patents in cloud during Q4 2023. The patent filed by Box Inc in Q4 2023 describes a cloud-based system where a server interfaces with storage devices to store shared content accessible by multiple users. Download requests initiate downloads of virtual file system modules to user devices, capturing local metadata for user operations. Changes in object metadata are communicated between devices accessing the shared content, with the possibility of establishing peer-to-peer connections. Objects can be divided into smaller portions to reduce conflicts between user operations. GlobalData’s report on Box gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Box grant share with cloud as a theme is 75% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Virtual file system for cloud-based shared content (Patent ID: US20230385246A1)
The patent filed by Box Inc. describes a method and system for managing shared content in a cloud-based environment. The system involves a server interfacing with storage devices storing shared content accessible by multiple users. Individual items within the shared content are associated with object metadata stored in the cloud-based environment. Download requests initiate downloads of virtual file system modules to user devices, capturing local metadata related to user operations over the shared content. Changes in object metadata are delivered to the server and other user devices accessing the shared content, with the possibility of establishing peer-to-peer connections between user devices to reduce conflicts during operations.
The method outlined in the patent involves identifying a cloud-based storage system and a local client with both native and virtual file systems. Local metadata representing remote content stored in the cloud-based system is maintained and updated in response to local operations at the client, asynchronously reconciled by the cloud-based storage system. This approach allows for low latency and collaborative access to shared content by multiple users, with the ability to track local operations using local metadata. Additionally, the system supports multiple virtual file systems on the local client, enabling efficient management of shared content across different user devices.
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