Ramanarayanan Ramani

US Patent:

20140330874, Nov 6, 2014

Filed:

May 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/874488

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Chris Guzak - Kirkland WA, US
Sangeeta Ranjit - NewCastle WA, US
Scott David Hoogerwerf - Seattle WA, US
Amnon Itamar Govrin - Issaquah WA, US
Kiernon Reiniger - Snohomish WA, US
David C. Fields - Kirkland WA, US
Ramanarayanan Ramani - Seattle WA, US
Raghu Krishnamurhty - Bellevue WA, US
Subha Santhanam - Redmond WA, US
Oded Yehuda Shekel - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707827

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to file system placeholders. In aspects, placeholders may be used by a client to represent remote file system objects. The placeholders may include metadata and may also include none, some, or all of the content of the represented remote file system objects. In response to a request to access content of a file system object represented by a placeholder, a client may obtain needed data from a remote storage system and stream or not stream the data to the requesting application based on whether the requesting application is capable of streaming the data.

US Patent:

20140324776, Oct 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/873241

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Chris Guzak - Kirkland WA, US
Sangeeta Ranjit - Newcastle WA, US
Scott David Hoogerwerf - Seattle WA, US
Amnon Itamar Govrin - Issaquah WA, US
Marc Wautier - Seattle WA, US
Kiernon Reiniger - Snohomish WA, US
Ramanarayanan Ramani - Seattle WA, US
Oded Yehuda Shekel - Bellevue WA, US
Relja Ivanovic - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707624, 707827

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to file system placeholders. In aspects, placeholders may be used by a client to represent remote file system objects. The placeholders may include metadata and may also include none, some, or all of the content of the represented remote file system objects. In conjunction with local file system metadata, the placeholders allow a file system namespace to be navigated and may also allow other operations to be performed on the file system objects even when the client is offline with respect to the remote file system. After connectivity is re-established with the remote file system, the placeholders may be used in synchronizing changes.