Patents Assigned to M-FILES OY
  • Publication number: 20140096265
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to metadata or a property in metadata of an electronic object comprises receiving a request from an identified user to access metadata of an electronic object; determining one or more pseudo-users that are allowed to access the requested metadata of the electronic object and their corresponding access modes; retrieving at least one person identity by utilizing at least one property value of one or more properties of the electronic object, which one or more properties correspond to the determined one or more pseudo-users; comparing the identity of the requesting identified user to the retrieved person identities, and if there is a match; providing to the requesting identified user an access to selected properties in the metadata, which selected properties are determined according to the access mode. The invention also relates to a method for defining access to metadata of an electronic object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: M-FILES OY
    Inventors: Antti Nivala, Markku Laitkorpi
  • Patent number: 8645436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a computer system, a computer readable medium and a document management system for repairing references of files. The computer system comprises a first location and a second location and one or more files stored in the first location. A command is received to transfer at least one file from the first location to the second location the at least one file referring to at least one other file. The at least one file and the at least one other file being referred to are transferred into the second location, and information on original locations of the transferred files is stored into the second location. After the transfer, one or more references appearing in the at least one file are automatically repaired by utilizing the information on the original locations of the transferred files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: M-Files Oy
    Inventor: Antti Nivala
  • Publication number: 20140006351
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for replicating metadata structure of a target server according to metadata structure of a source server. The method comprises importing the metadata structure of the source server to the target server, wherein the metadata structure defines by means of structure elements semantics for a metadata, which metadata is associated with electronic objects being stored in said source server; mapping the structure elements to corresponding structure elements in the target server according to mapping rules, wherein similarity mapping is performed for referenced structure elements and identity mapping is performed for fully represented structure elements; and copying content elements—if available—containing at least electronic objects with associated metadata from the source server to the target server by applying the imported metadata structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: M-Files Oy
    Inventors: Markku Laitkorpi, Antti Nivala, Juho Nokela, Timo Partanen, Juha Lepola
  • Publication number: 20140006516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a document management system and a method therein. In order to perform co-authoring of an electronic object between at least two devices, the method comprises performing a reservation of an electronic object from a server for co-authoring from a first client device, writing the electronic object in modifiable form to a co-authoring folder in a common location accessible by the first client device and at least one other device; providing an access to at least one other device to the co-authoring folder; and when co-authoring of the electronic object is finished, reading the electronic object from the co-authoring folder and writing the electronic object to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: M-FILES OY
    Inventors: Antti Nivala, Jari Paija, Ari Metsäpelto
  • Publication number: 20140006340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling state transition of an electronic object in a workflow. The method comprises receiving a request for a state transition for an electronic object from a user; determining the current state of the object from a metadata of the electronic object; determining the next state after the state transition from the request; determining one or more pseudo-users that are allowed to perform a state transition from the current state to the next state; retrieving at least one person identity by utilizing at least one property in a metadata of the electronic object, which person identity is retrieved from a value of a property corresponding to the determined one or more pseudo-users; comparing the identity of the requesting user to the retrieved person identity, and if they match; performing a state transition according to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: M-FILES OY
    Inventors: Antti Nivala, Markku Laitkorpi
  • Publication number: 20140006345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for copying data from a source server to a target server, wherein the data is associated with a metadata. The method comprises mapping the metadata of the data to the metadata structure of the target server, where the mapping comprises determining common names for properties being comprised in the metadata; determining if the determined common names exist in the metadata structure of the target server; and if so, copying—together with the data—such properties of the metadata that have matching common names in the metadata structure of the target server. The invention also relates to a hybrid content management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: M-FILES OY
    Inventors: Markku Laitkorpi, Antti Nivala, Juho Nokela, Timo Partanen, Juha Lepola
  • Publication number: 20140007262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for extending an application in a client device. The method comprises forming a connection from the client device to a server in order to access a document vault in the server; receiving one or more extension elements from the document vault wherein said one or more extension elements comprise software logic; executing the software logic in said client device in order to adapt a document management application as an extension of a file management system of the client device according to the one or more extension elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: M-FILES OY
    Inventors: Ari Metsäpelto, Timo Harju, Antti Nivala, Juha Lepola