Patents by Inventor Aaron Staley
Aaron Staley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
-
Patent number: 11880384Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Alex Sydell, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Aaron Staley, Sara Lin
-
Patent number: 11755616Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20230195997Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing content item collections. For example, in embodiment, a client device may receive first user input selecting a content item collection. The client device may generate a graphical user interface for presenting the content item collection. The content item collection may include one or more tiles. Each tile may correspond to a content item embedded into the content item collection and stored by a content management system. The client device may present the content item collection including the one or more tiles. The client device may present, within each of the one or more tiles, an image representing the corresponding content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Sunny Rochiramani, Vinod Valloppillil, Jacob Hurwitz, Katherine R. Rudolph, Francesco Paduano, Eric Sprauve, Igor Kofman, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 11630841Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Alex Sydell, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Aaron Staley, Sara Lin
-
Patent number: 11593549Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing content item collections. For example, in embodiment, a client device may receive first user input selecting a content item collection. The client device may generate a graphical user interface for presenting the content item collection. The content item collection may include one or more tiles. Each tile may correspond to a content item embedded into the content item collection and stored by a content management system. The client device may present the content item collection including the one or more tiles. The client device may present, within each of the one or more tiles, an image representing the corresponding content item.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Sunny Rochiramani, Vinod Valloppillil, Jacob Hurwitz, Katherine R. Rudolph, Francesco Paduano, Eric Sprauve, Igor Kofman, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20220284036Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 11386116Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 11314774Abstract: The present technology pertains to an organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Akos Albert, Helen Lu, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20220121806Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing content item collections. For example, in embodiment, a client device may receive first user input selecting a content item collection. The client device may generate a graphical user interface for presenting the content item collection. The content item collection may include one or more tiles. Each tile may correspond to a content item embedded into the content item collection and stored by a content management system. The client device may present the content item collection including the one or more tiles. The client device may present, within each of the one or more tiles, an image representing the corresponding content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Sunny Rochiramani, Vinod Valloppillil, Jacob Hurwitz, Katherine R. Rudolph, Francesco Paduano, Eric Sprauve, Igor Kofman, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20220067066Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 11222162Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing content item collections. For example, in embodiment, a client device may receive first user input selecting a content item collection. The client device may generate a graphical user interface for presenting the content item collection. The content item collection may include one or more tiles. Each tile may correspond to a content item embedded into the content item collection and stored by a content management system. The client device may present the content item collection including the one or more tiles. The client device may present, within each of the one or more tiles, an image representing the corresponding content item.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Sunny Rochiramani, Vinod Valloppillil, Jacob Hurwitz, Katherine R. Rudolph, Francesco Paduano, Eric Sprauve, Igor Kofman, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 11176164Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20210240732Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Publication number: 20210149913Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Alex Sydell, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Aaron Staley, Sara Lin
-
Patent number: 10997200Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Akos Albert, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Conor Woods, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 10929426Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Alex Sydell, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Aaron Staley, Sara Lin
-
Patent number: 10866963Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Akos Albert, Helen Lu, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 10789268Abstract: The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Howard Lee, Aaron Staley, Nils Bunger, Rohan Vora, Yosrie Mansour, Zach Johnston
-
Publication number: 20200301946Abstract: The present technology pertains to an organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Akos Albert, Helen Lu, Aaron Staley
-
Patent number: 10713378Abstract: A method and apparatus for inheritance-based propagation is provided. The method comprises receiving a request from a client computer to update an access permission associated with a specific namespace in a nested namespace structure for a user, the specific namespace being associated with a group of users, wherein the nested namespace structure includes one or more child namespaces of the specific namespace; causing updating of the access permission associated with the specific namespace for the user; identifying the specific namespace as the current namespace; and performing an iterative process having the following steps until a termination criterion is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.Inventors: Tsahi Glik, Shuoqing Ding, Ben Newhouse, Aaron Staley