Patent ID: 7702802
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for establishing sharing of a resource, comprising: determining a resource to share via a sharing resource application residing on a computing device, wherein the resource to share is a resource of the initiator that is shared with of the participant; establishing a sharing relationship between the initiator and a participant to share the resource; wherein the sharing relationship is established through the use of a sharing message that includes properties; in which some of the properties are supplied by the initiator and some of the properties are supplied by the participant after receiving the sharing message and wherein the sharing message properties identify at least: the initiator; the participant; a local data source and a remote data source; wherein the sharing message indicates the selected resource; wherein the sharing message is associated with a message class comprising: the participant; and creating a sharing relationship context that includes at least some of the properties that are associated with the sharing message and wherein the sharing relationship context serializes configuration information into and out of at least one of: a folder; a message; and a URL.