Patent ID: 9342527
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing file metadata in a networked computing environment, comprising: detecting an opening of an electronic file while the electronic file is being stored in a cloud-based shared storage device of the networked computing environment; updating a set of metadata associated with the electronic file to reflect the opening of the electronic file, wherein the updated set of metadata is represented as a list of recently accessed electronic files in the shared storage device, the list identifying the electronic file, and wherein the updated set of metadata identifies a user to last access the electronic file and a location where the electronic file was last accessed; storing the updated set of metadata in the shared storage device and associating the updated set of metadata with the electronic file; and providing access to the updated set of metadata via an application utilized to access the electronic file, wherein the updated set of metadata is filtered to provide a view of a file which at least one of: the user was the last to access or was last accessed at a particular location.