Ctera Networks Assigned Three Patents

Data files synchronization with cloud storage service
Ctera Networks, Ltd., Petach Tikvah, Israel, has been assigned a patent (11,178,225) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for a “data files synchronization with cloud storage service.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method for synchronizing data files between a client device and a cloud storage service (CSS). The method comprises marking each data file that has been changed since a last synchronization between the client device and the CSS, dividing each marked data file into a plurality of blocks, assigning each block with a unique code, determining, based on the assigned the unique codes, a set of modified blocks from among the plurality of blocks, and synchronizing the set of modified blocks such that the CSS and the client device include a consistent version of each data file that has changed.”

The patent application was filed on January 20, 2020 (16/747,160).

Invitation links with enhanced protection
Ctera Networks, Ltd., Petach Tikvah, Israel, has been assigned a patent (11,122,047) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for an “invitation links with enhanced protection.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method and system for providing invitation links with enhanced protection are presented. The method includes sending, to at least one invitee, at least one invitation link for accessing the protected resource, wherein the at least one invitation link includes a secret invitation code encoded therein, wherein the secret invitation code is unique to each invitee, the invitation link is sent to the at least one invitee through a primary communication channel, upon detecting an attempt to access the at least one invitation link, determining whether the encoded secret invitation code matches a known secret invitation code, upon determining that the secret invitation code matches the known secret invitation code, performing a verification process to authenticate the invitee via a secondary channel of communication, and upon determining that the verification process has been passed, granting access to the protected resource.”

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2015 (14/674,225).

Access to cloud storage by endpoint device
Ctera Networks, Ltd., Petach Tikvah, Israel, has been assigned a patent (11,016,942) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for a “method for seamless access to a cloud storage system by an endpoint device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method for use in an endpoint device having a local storage system, to seamlessly access files in a cloud storage system. The method comprises: receiving, by a virtual file system driver, a request from a program running on the endpoint to access data within a file in a unified virtual file system, the local storage system being configured to maintain files, each file therein being in a stub or non-stub state and also being in a synchronized

or a non-synchronized state, retrieving a portion of the file containing some of the requested data from the cloud storage system when the file is in a stub state, making the retrieved portion of the file available to the program upon being successfully retrieved, and maintaining the file in the non-stub and synchronized state for a period of time based on a determination that the file should be synchronized locally.”

The patent application was filed on July 20, 2018 (16/040,970).