US 11,989,202 B2
Realtime viewer in cloud storage environments
Veronica Gutierrez Magallanes, Zapopan (MX); Guillermo Balandran Tellez, Zapopan (MX); Carolina Garcia Delgado, Zapopan (MX); and Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Alajuela (CR)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/456,005.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161789 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/26 (2019.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 16/26 (2019.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a realtime viewer of content in a user interface for cloud storage environments, the method comprising:
receiving an input selecting a data unit stored with a cloud storage service;
transmitting a sensory representation to a user device, the sensory representation being shown on the user interface of the user device, the sensory representation being generated prior to the input being received, the sensory representation being output to a user utilizing the user device such that the user is capable of ascertaining a content of the data unit without opening and downloading the data unit in realtime, wherein the data unit comprises at least one of a file and a folder, wherein the sensory representation is selected from at least one of a visual representation and an audio representation, wherein the visual representation comprises a snapshot of the content associated with the file and the folder, wherein the audio representation comprises a vocal description of the content associated with the file and the folder,
wherein, in response to determining that the data unit is the file, providing, via the sensory representation, a description of the content within the file,
and wherein, in response to determining that the data unit is the folder, further providing, via the sensory representation, a description of the content within the folder, wherein the sensory representation further includes the vocal description of a commonality between the content among files in the folder; and
in response to determining at least one second data unit within the sensory representation of the folder, generating and presenting at least one second sensory representation for the at least one second data unit in the sensory representation such that the user is capable of ascertaining a second description of second content associated with the at least one second data unit without opening and downloading the at least one second data unit, wherein the at least one second data unit comprises at least one of a sub-folder and a different file.