公开(公告)号：US09530075B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US14868914

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.

Inventor： Michael Dwan ,  Jinpeng Ren

IPC: G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T11/60

CPC classification number: G06K9/622 ,  G06F17/30247 ,  G06F17/3028 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30427 ,  G06K9/00684 ,  G06K9/6215 ,  G06K9/6218 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T2207/30204

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for organization and presentation of content. In some embodiments, a plurality of images and a plurality of similarity rules for image categorization are received. For each image in the plurality of images, that image and each remaining image from the plurality is compared by: applying each similarity rule to the image and a remaining image from the plurality to obtain a numeric result, and recording the numeric result for the pair of images in a numeric representation, the numeric representation embodying similarities. The numeric representation is used as a reference for clustering the plurality of images into clusters of similar images, and each image is stored with a marker denoting a cluster to which it has been assigned.

公开(公告)号：US09525789B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US13888003

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Dwan ,  Jinpeng Ren

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00453

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for randomly and pseudo-randomly presenting images to a user. An exemplary method includes receiving a first set of images from a user, receiving a second set of conditions that an image must satisfy, creating a subset of the first set of images that satisfies the second set of conditions, selecting a random element of said subset, and displaying said random element to a user. The conditions define the breadth or narrowness of the subset of images from which a random element is chosen. The conditions may be system set, user configured, or any combination, and a user may repeat the process, or may choose to view a new image that has one or more affinities to the last randomly chosen image presented. Affinities function in similar manner to the conditions of a pseudo-random selection, but generally serve to narrow the available set of photos to a greater extent. Conditions or affinities may be, for example, time based, location based, event based, based on a relationship of the user to a person appearing in the last displayed photo, or based upon various other defined connections or commonalities.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于随机和伪随机向用户呈现图像的实施例。 一种示例性方法包括从用户接收第一组图像，接收图像必须满足的第二组条件，创建满足第二组条件的第一组图像的子集，选择所述子集的随机元素 并且向用户显示所述随机元素。 条件定义了从其中选择随机元素的图像子集的宽度或狭窄度。 条件可以是系统设置，用户配置或任何组合，并且用户可以重复该过程，或者可以选择查看与所呈现的最后随机选择的图像具有一个或多个亲和度的新图像。 亲和力以与伪随机选择的条件相似的方式起作用，但通常用于更大程度地缩小可用的照片组。 条件或亲和度可以是例如基于时间，基于位置，基于事件的，基于用户与出现在最后显示的照片中的人的关系，或者基于各种其他定义的连接或共同点。

公开(公告)号：US20160364404A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US14982713

申请日：2015-12-29

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Zeis Newhouse

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: G06F17/30174 ,  G06F17/30212 ,  G06F17/30575 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: A content management system synchronizes content items across client computing systems connected by a network. Each client device has a storage allocation for synchronized shared content items. If the storage allocation for shared content items on a client device is exceeded by the request to add or edit a content item such that it is enlarged, a client application or the host of content management system selects content items to remove from residence on the client device but keep remotely on content management system. Upon removal of the selected content items, the client application creates shadow items, representing the content item but only containing the metadata of the content item. This creates sufficient space while maintaining user access to all synchronized shared content items. When a shadow item is requested by an application running on the client device the client application may approve or deny the request.

Abstract translation: 内容管理系统通过由网络连接的客户端计算系统同步内容项。 每个客户端设备具有用于同步的共享内容项目的存储分配。 如果客户端设备上的共享内容项目的存储分配被增加或编辑内容项目的请求所扩大，则客户端应用程序或内容管理系统主机选择要从客户端的居民身份删除的内容项目 设备，但远程管理内容管理系统。 在删除所选择的内容项目时，客户端应用程序创建影子项目，表示内容项目，但仅包含内容项目的元数据。 这将创建足够的空间，同时维护用户对所有同步的共享内容项的访问。 当客户端设备上运行的应用程序请求影子项目时，客户端应用程序可能会批准或拒绝该请求。

公开(公告)号：US20160364119A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15244582

申请日：2016-08-23

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Kluesing ,  Rasmus Andersson

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F12/0862

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G06F12/0862 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F17/30132 ,  G06F2212/602 ,  G06F2212/6026

Abstract: Predicting what content items a user finds important and sending those items to a cache on the user's device at times when doing so will not drain resources and will not result in expensive data rates. Applying a ranking function that examines recency and other content metadata associated with the user's content items stored in a synchronized content management system. Determining how much of a ranked list of content items to cache and deciding when is a good time to send content items to the local cache.

公开(公告)号：US09503402B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US14552166

申请日：2014-11-24

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Adam Cue ,  Tim Van Damme ,  George Milton Underwood, IV ,  Sean Beausoleil ,  Belinda Preno ,  Steven Kabbes ,  David Barshow ,  Anthony DeVincenzi

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04W4/12

CPC classification number: H04L51/34 ,  G06F17/30578 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L29/08072 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/046 ,  H04L51/22 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04W4/12

Abstract: Techniques are described for managing drafts of an electronic document (e.g., an electronic note, an electronic message, an electronic calendar invitation, and/or other types of electronic documents) between client devices. Such an electronic document can be composed using different clients, such that composing the document can be continued using different clients. A draft of an electronic document can be stored by clients and/or the message management service as a metadata. A message management service can be implemented as an intermediary computing system to manage a current version of a draft in local storage when a draft is composed using a client device. The message management service can manage version information of a draft that is exists, if any, on each of the client devices. The message management service can synchronize a draft of the message with client devices when a draft is composed using a client device.

Abstract translation: 描述了在客户端设备之间管理电子文档（例如，电子票据，电子信息，电子日历邀请和/或其他类型的电子文档）的草稿的技术。 可以使用不同的客户端来组合这样的电子文档，使得可以使用不同的客户端继续构成文档。 电子文档的草稿可以由客户端和/或消息管理服务作为元数据存储。 当使用客户端设备组合草案时，消息管理服务可以被实现为中间计算系统来管理本地存储器中的草稿的当前版本。 消息管理服务可以管理每个客户端设备上存在的草案的版本信息（如果有的话）。 消息管理服务可以在使用客户端设备组合草案时将消息的草稿与客户端设备进行同步。

公开(公告)号：US09497253B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14249117

申请日：2014-04-09

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： David Stein

IPC: G06F21/53 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F21/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F11/00

CPC classification number: H04L67/02 ,  G06F11/004 ,  G06F21/128 ,  G06F21/53 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04L67/1002

Abstract: A computer system can provide user interfaces and back-end operations to facilitate review of the web requests. The system can detect whether an operation of an application called by a web request includes a review tag or a call to a review method. If a review tag or a call to a review method is detected, the middleware can initiate a review process that can include receiving input from a client device associated with a human reviewer. Upon receiving approval by the reviewer, the web request can be generated using a saved version of the original web request and executed. Thus, this review process can run without requiring that code for reviewing the web request be contained within the web request or the application called by the web request.

Abstract translation: 计算机系统可以提供用户界面和后端操作以便于审查web请求。 系统可以检测由web请求调用的应用程序的操作是否包括审阅标签或对审阅方法的调用。 如果检测到检查标签或对检查方法的调用，则中​​间件可以启动审查过程，其可以包括从与人类审阅者相关联的客户端设备接收输入。 在收到审核人的批准后，Web请求可以使用原始Web请求的保存版本生成并执行。 因此，该审查过程可以运行，而不需要用于审查web请求的代码被包含在web请求或由web请求调用的应用中。

公开(公告)号：US09479469B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US14577813

申请日：2014-12-19

Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.

Inventor： Steven Kabbes ,  Adam Cue

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L51/34 ,  G06F17/30578 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/107 ,  H04L29/08072 ,  H04L51/00 ,  H04L51/046 ,  H04L51/22 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04W4/12

Abstract: Users of a message management service can collaborate to draft a message to a designated recipient. One user can create a draft message and identify one or more other users to collaborate on the draft. The users become authors of the draft, and the draft becomes available to each user through a drafts folder maintained for that user by the service. The users can each edit the draft. The message management service can send the draft as a message to the recipient when one or more of the collaborating users indicates that the draft should be sent. The message can include an indication that it is a collaborative message from all of the authors.

Abstract translation: 消息管理服务的用户可以协作将消息起草给指定的收件人。 一个用户可以创建一个草稿消息，并识别一个或多个其他用户协作草稿。 用户成为草稿的作者，草案通过服务为该用户维护的草稿文件夹提供给每个用户。 每个用户可以编辑草稿。 当一个或多个协作用户指示应发送草稿时，消息管理服务可以将消息作为消息发送给接收者。 该消息可以包括来自所有作者的协作消息的指示。

公开(公告)号：US20160308966A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US14960841

申请日：2015-12-07

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Mindy Zhang ,  Alon Levi ,  Brandon Souba ,  Angela Li ,  Erik Goldman ,  Mihnea Cezar Giurgea ,  Aadil Sarfani ,  Alex Embiricos ,  Joshua Puckett

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/101 ,  H04L67/06

Abstract: A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.

Abstract translation: 用于从收集文件夹中的一个或多个提交者收集文件的内容管理系统。 生成收藏夹文件夹的收藏者可以邀请一个或多个提交者将一个或多个文件提交到收藏夹文件夹。 一个或多个提交者对收集文件夹的权限有限。 有限的权利可以包括上传权限，并禁止提交者查看与提交的收集文件夹相关联的其他提交者的文件。 因此，收集文件夹能够存储来自一个或多个提交者的文件，但是阻止他们查看其他人的提交。

公开(公告)号：US20160301750A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15189938

申请日：2016-06-22

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Drew Houston

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for synchronizing a content library between a content management system and client devices. Each content item in a user's content library is stored on the content management system and a record of each change to the content library is recorded in a content journal. A client device transmits a synchronization request that a portion of the content journal representing unsynchronized changes be processed to update the content library on the client device. The synchronization request includes a content library identifier and a content journal number identifying the content entry in the content journal last processed by the client device. Synchronization commands are sent based on the content entries not processed by the client device. Updated synchronization data representing the processed content entries is sent to the client device after synchronization is completed.

Abstract translation: 所公开的技术解决了本领域中在内容管理系统和客户端设备之间同步内容库的需要。 用户内容库中的每个内容项被存储在内容管理系统上，并且将内容库的每个改变的记录记录在内容日志中。 客户机设备发送同步请求，表示处理用于表示不同步更改的内容日志的一部分以更新客户端设备上的内容库。 同步请求包括内容库标识符和标识由客户端设备最后处理的内容日志中的内容条目的内容日志编号。 基于未由客户端设备处理的内容条目发送同步命令。 在同步完成后，将表示处理后的内容条目的更新的同步数据发送到客户端设备。

公开(公告)号：US20160291856A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15010220

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio von Muhlen ,  George Milton Underwood, IV ,  Anthony DeVincenzi ,  Nils Bunger ,  Colin Dunn ,  Adam Polselli ,  Sam Jau ,  Nathan Borror

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Shared workspaces with selective content item synchronization. In one embodiment, for example, a method performed at a personal computing device comprises: displaying an actionable shared workspace launcher icon for a shared workspace accessible by a user account held with a content management system; downloading metadata pertaining to the shared workspace from the content management system; downloading one or more content item blocks for a particular content item belonging to the shared workspace from a content item server of the content management system; storing the one or more content item blocks at the personal computing device; and responsive to an activation of an actionable file system icon corresponding to the particular content item, updating display of the corresponding actionable file system icon for the particular content item to indicate that the particular content item is currently configured for offline access.

Abstract translation: 具有选择性内容项目同步的共享工作区。 在一个实施例中，例如，在个人计算设备处执行的方法包括：显示用于由与内容管理系统持有的用户帐户可访问的共享工作空间的可操作共享工作空间启动器图标; 从所述内容管理系统下载与所述共享工作空间有关的元数据; 从所述内容管理系统的内容项服务器下载属于所述共享工作空间的特定内容项的一个或多个内容项块; 在所述个人计算设备处存储所述一个或多个内容项块; 并且响应于对与特定内容项目相对应的可操作的文件系统图标的激活，更新用于特定内容项目的相应可操作文件系统图标的显示，以指示特定内容项目当前被配置为用于离线访问。