Patent ID: 9032412
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: monitoring activity at an active folder; responsive to a determination that a first activity has been performed on a file in the active folder, automatically sending the file to an account associated with the active folder, the account accessible with a name and password, the first activity being selected from the group consisting of: a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder; responsive to a determination that a second activity different from the first activity has been performed on a file in the active folder, not automatically sending the file to the account, such that the account receives the file automatically responsive to the first activity being performed on the file but not responsive to the second activity being performed on the file, the second activity being selected from the group consisting of: a file addition to the active folder, a file deletion from the active folder, a file access in the active folder, a file rename in the active folder, or a file modification in the active folder, provided the second activity is different from the first activity; responsive to the performance of at least one of the first activity and the second activity, ranking plural applications associated at least with the file and allocating resources to the applications based on the ranking, wherein allocating resources to the applications based on the ranking includes allocating more resources to applications with a higher rank, and wherein allocating more resources to applications with a higher rank includes giving the higher ranked application a higher placement in a web browser list.