Patent ID: 11886384
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
storing a plurality of items at a first location;
receiving a user selection of an item of the plurality of items;
displaying an item storage interface control in response to the user selection of the item;
receiving a first user input at the item storage interface control indicating the selected item of the plurality of items for storage at a centralized location;
in response to the first user input, generating an item alias representing content of the selected item;
storing the item alias at the centralized location irrespective of the first location of the selected item, wherein the first location of the selected item is unchanged in response to the first user input;
receiving a second user input at the item storage interface control selecting a user-defined location that is different from the centralized location;
in response to the second user input, removing the item alias from the centralized location; and
storing the item alias in the user-defined location irrespective of the first location of the selected item, wherein the first location of the selected item is unchanged in response to the second user input.