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- Patent Title: Identification of people as search results from key-word based searches of content in a cloud-based environment
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Application No.: US13937101Application Date: 2013-07-08
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Publication No.: US10452667B2Publication Date: 2019-10-22
- Inventor: Tamar Bercovici
- Applicant: Box, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Box Inc.
- Current Assignee: Box Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F16/248
- IPC: G06F16/248 ; G06Q10/10

Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying users of a collaboration system as search results. In one embodiment, the system performs a text-based content search of content items to identify relevant content. The disclosed system stores metadata associated with the content that includes various user information. The user information can be used to facilitate identification of relevant individuals (users or collaborators) as search results, in addition to or in lieu of, relevant content.
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