Patent ID: 9027108
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for maintaining data portability between mobile applications, including a first mobile application and a second mobile application, in a data sharing environment on a mobile device, comprising: detecting expiration of an authentication token associated with a user and the first mobile application; presenting a user interface to obtain information identifying the user to authenticate the user without the user having to switch from the second mobile application to the first mobile application to enter login credentials for authentication; requesting a new authentication token from a host server associated with the first mobile application; and authenticating the user with the first mobile application using the new authentication token from the host server to allow direct upload of one or more files from the second mobile application to the first mobile application, wherein the one or more files are received by the second mobile application from the first mobile application in response to a user request identifying the second mobile application as a recipient of the one or more files.