Pre-authorizing a client application to access a user account on a content management system

    公开(公告)号:US10484383B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15979441

    申请日:2018-05-14

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: A content management system can tag a client installer with an information tag linking the client installer to a user account. The client installer can be configured to install the client-side application on the client device and pass the identification tag to the installed client-side application. The client-side application can transmit the identification tag to the content management system, which can use the identification tag to identify the linked user account and log the client-side application into the user account. The content management system can implement several verification measures such as limiting the number of times and when an identification tag can be used, as well as IP addresses that can use the identification tag. The content management system can also use data cached by the web-browser application to determine if the web-browser application was used to access the user account in the past.

    Automated application installation

    公开(公告)号:US10209976B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US14983959

    申请日:2015-12-30

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: An example computer implemented method to automatically download and install a second application can include a first application detecting that a condition has occurred. This first application can be preinstalled by the original equipment manufacturer. The first application can then present an interface for signing in to or signing up for a service. The first application can then download and install the second application. This downloading and installation can occur in the background without requiring user interaction. The second application can be a client application for the service and the first application can pass a token with login credentials to the second application. This can allow the second application to be authenticated with the service without requiring a user to reenter the user's credentials.

    Managing message attachments
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11799810B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17650478

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L51/08 G06F16/182 G06Q10/107 H04L67/06 H04W4/12

    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing email attachments in an online content management system. In some implementations, a messaging client can receive input attaching a content item to an electronic message in a message thread. In response to the input, the messaging client can store the content item in a file system managed by an online content management system, generate a link to the content item, and insert the link in the electronic message. The content item can be shared with the recipients of the electronic message such that the content item can be synchronized across recipient devices by the online content management system. The messaging client on each recipient device and/or the sender's device can present representations of the attachments associated with the message thread in a centralized location on a GUI of the messaging client.

    Managing message attachments
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11290402B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US15283188

    申请日:2016-09-30

    Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.

    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing email attachments in an online content management system. In some implementations, a messaging client can receive input attaching a content item to an electronic message in a message thread. In response to the input, the messaging client can store the content item in a file system managed by an online content management system, generate a link to the content item, and insert the link in the electronic message. The content item can be shared with the recipients of the electronic message such that the content item can be synchronized across recipient devices by the online content management system. The messaging client on each recipient device and/or the sender's device can present representations of the attachments associated with the message thread in a centralized location on a GUI of the messaging client.

    Proximity Based Content Sharing
    5.
    发明申请
    Proximity Based Content Sharing 有权
    基于接近的内容共享

    公开(公告)号:US20160127855A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-05

    申请号:US14530492

    申请日:2014-10-31

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: A sharing user of a content management system can request to share a content item in his namespace. When such a request is made, the sharing user's client device broadcasts a notification that can be received by devices that are within a limited broadcast range of the sharing client device. A receiving user's client device that is within the limited broadcast range of the sharing client device receives the broadcasted notification. Based on the notification, the receiving client device obtains a token from the sharing client device that identifies the content item being shared by the sharing user. At the request of the receiving user, the receiving client device transmits the token to the content management system and requests that the content management system add the shared content item to the receiving user's namespace with the system. The receiving user can then access the item from his namespace.

    Abstract translation: 内容管理系统的共享用户可以请求在其命名空间中共享内容项。 当进行这样的请求时,共享用户的客户端设备广播可以由共享客户端设备的有限的广播范围内的设备接收的通知。 在共享客户端设备的受限广播范围内的接收用户的客户端设备接收广播的通知。 基于通知,接收客户端设备从共享客户端设备获取标识由共享用户共享的内容项的令牌。 在接收用户的请求下,接收客户端设备将该令牌发送到内容管理系统,并请求内容管理系统将该共享内容项目与该系统一起添加到接收用户的命名空间。 然后,接收用户可以从他的命名空间中访问该项目。

    MANAGING MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220272061A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17650478

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing email attachments in an online content management system. In some implementations, a messaging client can receive input attaching a content item to an electronic message in a message thread. In response to the input, the messaging client can store the content item in a file system managed by an online content management system, generate a link to the content item, and insert the link in the electronic message. The content item can be shared with the recipients of the electronic message such that the content item can be synchronized across recipient devices by the online content management system. The messaging client on each recipient device and/or the sender's device can present representations of the attachments associated with the message thread in a centralized location on a GUI of the messaging client.

    PRE-AUTHORIZING A CLIENT APPLICATION TO ACCESS A USER ACCOUNT ON A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180262508A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:US15979441

    申请日:2018-05-14

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: A content management system can tag a client installer with an information tag linking the client installer to a user account. The client installer can be configured to install the client-side application on the client device and pass the identification tag to the installed client-side application. The client-side application can transmit the identification tag to the content management system, which can use the identification tag to identify the linked user account and log the client-side application into the user account. The content management system can implement several verification measures such as limiting the number of times and when an identification tag can be used, as well as IP addresses that can use the identification tag. The content management system can also use data cached by the web-browser application to determine if the web-browser application was used to access the user account in the past.

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