Patent ID: 9268802
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for exporting a file to an application, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request from a user for access to a file stored on a web-based storage system, wherein: determining, by the processor, that the application is not configured to import the file in the native format; determining, by the processor, whether the file can be converted to an importable format that can be imported by the application by cross referencing a list of exportable formats associated with the file and a list of importable formats associated with the application to identify a match between the list of exportable formats and the list of importable formats, wherein: converting, by the processor, the file from the native format to the importable format corresponding to the match, wherein the converting comprises removing the proprietary content from the file in the native format; exporting, by the processor, the converted file in the importable format to the application, wherein the exporting comprises transmitting download data corresponding to the converted file; and opening, by the application, the converted file.