US 11,669,492 B2
Method and apparatus for managing storage space on storage device in an electronic apparatus by using context data and user profile data
Muthukumar Subramanian, TamilNadu (IN); and Revoti Prasad Bora, Guwahati (IN)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/748,851.
Application 16/748,851 is a continuation of application No. 15/686,467, filed on Aug. 25, 2017, granted, now 11,086,820.
Application 15/686,467 is a continuation of application No. 14/077,629, filed on Nov. 12, 2013, granted, now 9,747,296.
Claims priority of application No. 4719/CHE/2012 (IN), filed on Nov. 12, 2012; and application No. 10-2013-0086267 (KR), filed on Jul. 22, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0159701 A1, May 21, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/17 (2019.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/1727 (2019.01) [G06F 16/162 (2019.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing a storage space on a memory in an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
storing, in the memory, user profile data based on a usage history of a user;
selecting at least one file from among files stored in the memory based on the user profile data and context data; and
performing movement of the at least one file based on the user profile data and the context data,
wherein the movement of the at least one file comprises transmission of the at least one file to a cloud server and deletion of the at least one file in the memory of the electronic apparatus,
wherein the user profile data includes identification information related to the user and information related to times when the files are last accessed by the user, and
wherein the context data includes storage information and network information, the storage information indicating information related to a remaining space of the storage space on the memory, and the network information indicating whether the electronic apparatus is connected to a predetermined network.