US Patent Application 17731045. METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS STORED IN PERSONAL STORAGE MEDIUMS simplified abstract

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METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS STORED IN PERSONAL STORAGE MEDIUMS

Organization Name

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

Inventor(s)

David Mowatt of Dublin (IE)

David Ahs of Dublin (IE)

METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS STORED IN PERSONAL STORAGE MEDIUMS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17731045 titled 'METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS STORED IN PERSONAL STORAGE MEDIUMS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a system and method for accessing data stored in a personal storage medium. Here is a simplified explanation of the patent application:

  • The system receives a search query from a searching entity.
  • It checks if the data being searched for is stored in the personal storage medium of a user.
  • If the data is found in the personal storage medium, it checks if the user has given consent to provide access to the data.
  • If consent is given, it searches a search index associated with the personal storage medium for the data.
  • Finally, it provides the searching entity with one or more search results or notifies that no results were found.


Original Abstract Submitted

A system and method for providing access to data stored in a personal storage medium includes receiving a search query from a searching entity for searching for the data, determining if the data includes data stored in the personal storage medium of a user, upon determining that the data includes data stored in the personal storage medium, determining if the user has consented to provide access to the data to the searching entity and if so, searching a search index associated with the personal storage medium for the data, and providing one or more search results or a notification that no search results were identified to the searching entity.

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