Inventors:
Tat Kuen Choi - Bellevue WA, US
Eric Chi-Wah Choi - Bellevue WA, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
707628, 707827, 715716, 711117
Abstract:
A system for sharing files over a computer network via a hosting site is presented. The system includes a data storage space associated with the hosting. The space includes albums created by the one or more users for storage of related files. The albums include at least one level of sharing associated with each of the users, the level of sharing being in part assigned by users creating the albums. One or more accounts are associated with each user. The accounts allow the each of the users to access albums they created and albums that they are allowed access. An album creator creates the album. An album viewer views contents of the album. A file viewer views contents of the files. An album manager allows the one or more users to associate levels of sharing of the album and to modify the contents of the album.