Patents by Inventor Kunal Parmar
Kunal Parmar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230237023Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Patent number: 11550757Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Patent number: 11531648Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining and updating file system shadows by a synchronization client of a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, an executor of the synchronization client can execute an action on an item in the local file system which changes the state of the item from an old state to a new state. The synchronization client updates the file system shadows with the new state of the item via an interface to facilitate generation of a synchronization event for the change to the item, that would otherwise go undetected if the change to the item was immediately reversed. In some embodiments, methods for providing shadow consistency and enhancing concurrent access to shadows are implemented by the synchronization client in maintaining and updating the file system shadows.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Peter Potrebic, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar
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Patent number: 11025718Abstract: Enterprise administrators in a cloud-based environment including a cloud-based server and a repository can selectively impose permissions on items (e.g., files and folders) marked for synchronization (“sync items”). The sync items can be synchronized with the client devices of users by downloading the items along with the permission attributes from the cloud-based server. However, the permissions on those sync items means that any unpermitted changes to the local copies of the sync items do not get uploaded to the cloud-based server. A synchronization client on the client devices detects any changes made locally to the sync items that are not consistent with the permission attributes, and repairs those changes so that the sync items are restored to their most recent states. This ensures that any unauthorized changes made to sync items remain local and do not propagate by the synchronization process to other users.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Savage, Kunal Parmar, David Grant Sawyer, Lu Pan, Yiming Lu, David MacKenzie, Jeremy Jen-Ming Chiu
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Publication number: 20210117387Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Patent number: 10877937Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Patent number: 10846074Abstract: Systems and methods to automatically upgrade, or update a synchronization client to a cloud-based platform are provided. The automatic upgrading can be provided to a personal or an enterprise-level synchronization client. The synchronization client is implemented in a manner that is silent, secure and fault tolerant. In one embodiment, the disclosed technology includes an executable process to download the update, verify the contents, and apply the update. The contents can be verified by checking the certificate on any binary. The systems and methods further include identification and handling of items to be ignored by the synchronization client for synchronization with a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, files and folders which typically should not be synchronized are identified and removed from the synchronization process in an effective manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Griffin Dorman, Eric Vandenberg, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar, Dave Sawyer, Benjamin Campbell Smith
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Patent number: 10725968Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods to facilitate top down delete or un-synchronization on delete of a synchronization client to a cloud-based platform. The disclosed technology innovates the mechanism the synchronization client processes local deletes so that instead of synchronizing the delete of each individual item across to the cloud-based platform, it can accumulate the individual item deletes into a top-level folder delete and that top-level folder delete can be what is communicated across to the cloud-based platform. Embodiments of the present disclosure also include systems and methods for depicting item synchronization between a local and cloud based platform/service (e.g. the Box service). In some embodiments the system can identify items that cannot be synchronized between the local and cloud based platform/service (e.g., cloud based collaboration or storage platform/service).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Griffin Dorman, Eric Vandenberg, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar, Dave Sawyer, Benjamin Campbell Smith
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Publication number: 20200128073Abstract: Enterprise administrators in a cloud-based environment including a cloud-based server and a repository can selectively impose permissions on items (e.g., files and folders) marked for synchronization (“sync items”). The sync items can be synchronized with the client devices of users by downloading the items along with the permission attributes from the cloud-based server. However, the permissions on those sync items means that any unpermitted changes to the local copies of the sync items do not get uploaded to the cloud-based server. A synchronization client on the client devices detects any changes made locally to the sync items that are not consistent with the permission attributes, and repairs those changes so that the sync items are restored to their most recent states. This ensures that any unauthorized changes made to sync items remain local and do not propagate by the synchronization process to other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Brandon Savage, Kunal Parmar, David Grant Sawyer, Lu Pan, Yiming Lu, David MacKenzie, Jeremy Jen-Ming Chiu
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Patent number: 10599671Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of conflict resolution, retry condition management and/or handling of problem files in the synchronization architecture of the cloud-based platform. One embodiment of the disclosed technology detects conflicts between incompatible changes made on opposite file systems based on file system sync results when executing a sync event on the file system. In one embodiment, the disclosed technology applies self-healing strategies when unexpected failures occur. For example, if a synchronization action fails repeatedly, an external action (e.g., from user, file system, etc.) can return the system back to a consistent state again.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Griffin Dorman, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar, Dave Sawyer, Ben Smith
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Patent number: 10530854Abstract: Enterprise administrators in a cloud-based environment including a cloud-based server and a repository can selectively impose permissions on items (e.g., files and folders) marked for synchronization (“sync items”). The sync items can be synchronized with the client devices of users by downloading the items along with the permission attributes from the cloud-based server. However, the permissions on those sync items means that any unpermitted changes to the local copies of the sync items do not get uploaded to the cloud-based server. A synchronization client on the client devices detects any changes made locally to the sync items that are not consistent with the permission attributes, and repairs those changes so that the sync items are restored to their most recent states. This ensures that any unauthorized changes made to sync items remain local and do not propagate by the synchronization process to other users.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Savage, Kunal Parmar, David Grant Sawyer, Lu Pan, Yiming Lu, David MacKenzie, Jeremy Jen-Ming Chiu
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Patent number: 10110656Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for implementing an Iconizer in a cloud-based platform such as cloud based platform (e.g., cloud-based collaboration platform or cloud-based platform providing collaborative and/or file sharing services). The iconizer can facilitate the display on a graphical user interface (GUI) of certain features of the storage operation and synchronization to a user. Some embodiments contemplate methods for representing Unicode text in the file system operations in either Normal Form Composed (NFC) or Normal Form Decomposed (NFD). Various disclosed embodiments facilitate operations using either or both formats, or a combination of the two.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: David Sawyer, Kunal Parmar
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Publication number: 20180046644Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining and updating file system shadows by a synchronization client of a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, an executor of the synchronization client can execute an action on an item in the local file system which changes the state of the item from an old state to a new state. The synchronization client updates the file system shadows with the new state of the item via an interface to facilitate generation of a synchronization event for the change to the item, that would otherwise go undetected if the change to the item was immediately reversed. In some embodiments, methods for providing shadow consistency and enhancing concurrent access to shadows are implemented by the synchronization client in maintaining and updating the file system shadows.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Peter Potrebic, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar
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Publication number: 20170374143Abstract: Enterprise administrators in a cloud-based environment including a cloud-based server and a repository can selectively impose permissions on items (e.g., files and folders) marked for synchronization (“sync items”). The sync items can be synchronized with the client devices of users by downloading the items along with the permission attributes from the cloud-based server. However, the permissions on those sync items means that any unpermitted changes to the local copies of the sync items do not get uploaded to the cloud-based server. A synchronization client on the client devices detects any changes made locally to the sync items that are not consistent with the permission attributes, and repairs those changes so that the sync items are restored to their most recent states. This ensures that any unauthorized changes made to sync items remain local and do not propagate by the synchronization process to other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Brandon Savage, Kunal Parmar, David Grant Sawyer, Lu Pan, Yiming Lu, David MacKenzie, Jeremy Jen-Ming Chiu
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Patent number: 9805050Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining and updating file system shadows by a synchronization client of a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, an executor of the synchronization client can execute an action on an item in the local file system which changes the state of the item from an old state to a new state. The synchronization client updates the file system shadows with the new state of the item via an interface to facilitate generation of a synchronization event for the change to the item, that would otherwise go undetected if the change to the item was immediately reversed. In some embodiments, methods for providing shadow consistency and enhancing concurrent access to shadows are implemented by the synchronization client in maintaining and updating the file system shadows.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Box, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Peter Potrebic, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar
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Publication number: 20170220596Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Patent number: 9633037Abstract: Techniques for monitoring local and/or remote file systems by a synchronization component (e.g., client/server) of a cloud-based platform are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of building synchronization events by a synchronization component (e.g., a synchronization server/client) includes obtaining a set of items that have been changed and their new states and retrieving last known states of the set of items that are stored in a reference snapshot inside a filesystem scanner. The method further includes generating differences between the new states and the last known states of the set of items as item changes and utilizing information provided by the item changes to translate the item changes into synchronization events for execution on the opposing file system. A method of handling failed synchronization events by a synchronization component of the cloud-based platform by collapsing a subsequent event with the failed synchronization event is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Box, IncInventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Kunal Parmar, Peter Potrebic
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Publication number: 20160065672Abstract: Enterprise administrators in a cloud-based environment including a cloud-based server and a repository can selectively impose permissions on items (e.g., files and folders) marked for synchronization (“sync items”). The sync items can be synchronized with the client devices of users by downloading the items along with the permission attributes from the cloud-based server. However, the permissions on those sync items means that any unpermitted changes to the local copies of the sync items do not get uploaded to the cloud-based server. A synchronization client on the client devices detects any changes made locally to the sync items that are not consistent with the permission attributes, and repairs those changes so that the sync items are restored to their most recent states. This ensures that any unauthorized changes made to sync items remain local and do not propagate by the synchronization process to other users.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Brandon Savage, Kunal Parmar, David Grant Sawyer, Lu Pan, Yiming Lu, David MacKenzie, Jeremy Jen-Ming Chiu
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Publication number: 20150339113Abstract: Systems and methods to automatically upgrade, or update a synchronization client to a cloud-based platform are provided. The automatic upgrading can be provided to a personal or an enterprise-level synchronization client. The synchronization client is implemented in a manner that is silent, secure and fault tolerant. In one embodiment, the disclosed technology includes an executable process to download the update, verify the contents, and apply the update. The contents can be verified by checking the certificate on any binary. The systems and methods further include identification and handling of items to be ignored by the synchronization client for synchronization with a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, files and folders which typically should not be synchronized are identified and removed from the synchronization process in an effective manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Griffin Dorman, Eric Vandenberg, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar, Dave Sawyer, Benjamin Campbell Smith
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Publication number: 20140379647Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining and updating file system shadows by a synchronization client of a cloud-based platform. In some embodiments, an executor of the synchronization client can execute an action on an item in the local file system which changes the state of the item from an old state to a new state. The synchronization client updates the file system shadows with the new state of the item via an interface to facilitate generation of a synchronization event for the change to the item, that would otherwise go undetected if the change to the item was immediately reversed. In some embodiments, methods for providing shadow consistency and enhancing concurrent access to shadows are implemented by the synchronization client in maintaining and updating the file system shadows.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Benjamin Campbell Smith, David Mackenzie, Yiming Lu, Peter Potrebic, Florian Jourda, Kunal Parmar