Alterante Assigned Patent
Virtual file system for automated data replication
By Francis Pelletier | May 18, 2016 at 2:48 pmAlterante, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,311,326) developed by Goyen, Alejandro, Menlo Park, CA, for a “virtual file system for automated data replication and review.”
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for reviewing, maintaining, and replicating data across a plurality of devices. For example, in some embodiments the system may replicate data across a plurality of internal and external storage devices connected to various computer systems in a home network. The user can review and direct replication via an interface in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, the user may use an email system to control and/or monitor the replication.“
The patent application was filed on April 12, 2013 (13/861,715).