Patent ID: 8117226
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of designating items as available to share in a computer system between a sharer that makes items available and a sharee that views the items that were made available comprising: executing on a sharer's computer a query comprising a search criteria to identify a set of items that meet the search criteria; defining contents of one or more lists on the sharer's computer as the set of items that meet the search criteria, wherein the set of items includes files and folders, scanning for changes to the individual items within the set of items; upon detecting a change, dynamically updating the set of items based on changes to individual items within the set of items, wherein when a first item with in within the set of items has a property change such that the first item no longer satisfies the search criteria, the first item is removed from the set of items, and wherein when a second item that was not previously in the set of items has a property change such that the second item satisfies the search criteria, the second item is added to the set of items; making the contents of the one or more lists available for sharing with the sharee, thereby making results of said query available to the sharee; sharing at least a portion of the one or more folders lists with the sharee such that the sharee is provided with access to the set of items from a sharee's computer.