Patents Assigned to DROPBOX, INC.
  • Patent number: 12645643
    Abstract: A client application sends an application programming interface call to an interface of a content management system. The call specifies one or more content item search criteria. Sending the call causes the content management system to perform a lookup in a content item index to identify at least one content item that satisfies the one or more content item search criteria. Based on sending the call, the client application receives from the content management system a suggestion to attach the at least one content item to a text being displayed by at the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Lynch, Ilya Fushman
  • Patent number: 12639532
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for generating responses to multi-order text queries using a context orchestration engine. For example, the disclosed systems generate context-defining query subcomponents from a multi-order text query, where the context-defining query subcomponents indicate contextual data sources pertaining to their respective portions of the multi-order text query. In addition, the disclosed systems provide or transmit the context-defining query subcomponents to a large language model for domain-specific computer code pertaining to each respective context-defining query subcomponent. The disclosed systems can further execute the generated computer code for each context-defining query subcomponent to access indicated contextual data sources for generating component-specific results. The disclosed systems can also generate a multi-order result to the multi-order text query from the component-specific results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajkumar Janakiraman, Ranjitha Gurunath Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 12639376
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a document organization system quickly and conveniently provide digital documents to a user on a client device based on a physical object. In particular, the document organization system can receive an image of a physical document and an identifier from a first client device, identify digital documents that match the physical document, and provide the matching digital documents to a second client device, which displays the identifier. In another embodiment, the document organization system allows a user to bind digital documents to a physical object and later recall the digital documents using the physical object. In addition, the document organization system can store and recall the layout arrangement of digital documents on a client device when binding and recalling the digital documents to the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Neeraj Kumar
  • Patent number: 12641193
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and providing intelligent insights for video calls and other virtual meetings. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems analyze stored meeting data from past video calls and other virtual meetings to generate intelligent insights for an upcoming video call. The disclosed systems also generate and provide intelligent insights or coaching tools for ongoing video calls. As part of the intelligent coaching tools for ongoing video calls, the disclosed systems can generate predictions for accomplishing target goals for the video calls. Further, the disclosed systems can generate intelligent insights or coaching tools after video calls take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameya Bhatawdekar, Geoff Hulten, Kelsey Glatz, Sateesh Srinivasan, Joseph Grillo, Emir Aydin, Ritu Vincent, William Adamowicz
  • Patent number: 12632551
    Abstract: A collaborative content management system identifies an application installed on one or more client devices that is susceptible to an attack by using the API calls of the application. The collaborative content management system obtains API calls made by the application and derives API call features. The collaborative content management system inputs the API call features into a machine learning model and receives, as output from the model, a determination of whether the set of API calls represents a C2 attack. In some embodiments, the collaborative content management system, responsive to determining that the set of API calls represents a C2 attack, may take a security action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Falivene, Ivo Ivanov, Carlos Fuentes Bermejo
  • Publication number: 20260133697
    Abstract: The present technology improves the operation and endurance of storage drives by adapting the amount of over-provisioning for a drive to the write profile for the particular service assigned to the drive. The amount of over-provisioning for the drive is determined based on the write profile of the service and the attributes of the drive, such as the drive's specifications and the workload history of the drive. The write profile of the service can be predicted using a model that is empirical or is based on historical data. For example, the write profile can be predicted based on the similarity of the service to services in the historical data. The actual write profile of the service can be monitored, and if it deviates from the predicted write profile the amount of over-provisioning can be dynamically adjusted based on the actual write profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Woolweaver, Eric Shobe
  • Publication number: 20260119271
    Abstract: Systems or methods are disclosed for dynamically allocating workloads to the most suitable resources within a data center, considering the transient nature of both workload requirements and available resources. The dynamic allocation of workloads may be achieved by testing servers with synthetic workloads and deploying full workloads to the servers or the servers most similar to those that handled the test well. This approach yields more efficient deployment than simply assigning workloads to the first available server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Miron Veryanskiy, Eric Shobe
  • Publication number: 20260121921
    Abstract: Systems or methods for mobile data processing racks and modular servers to be dynamically reconfigured to optimize performance and efficiency within a data center. Mobile data processing racks help with reducing latency and network utilization by positioning servers in close physical proximity to each other. Modular server reconfiguration accommodates server requirements by adding or removing components as needed. Some servers on these racks may require additional port interface changes or component upgrades to meet specific server configurations. A reconfiguring automated unit or a gantry can receive instructions to reconfigure the modular server into a specific configuration, causing one of the components to be plugged in to meet the desired specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Miron Veryanskiy
  • Patent number: 12608852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for processing multimodal content to generate summaries or responses using a multimodal large language model. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems the disclosed systems utilize the multimodal large language model to generate various types of synthesized responses corresponding to multimodal content items that contain data and information within images. For example, in some embodiments, in response to receiving a request to generate a synthesized response corresponding to a multimodal content item, the disclosed systems employ preprocessing pipelines that generate thumbnail images from the multimodal content item and use the thumbnail images to generate a data structure for a prompt for the multimodal large language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjie Chen, Dhruvil Gala
  • Patent number: 12608663
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for identifying and recommending team members for target users from a content management system utilizing a machine learning approach. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a set of candidate team members from among users of the content management system based on various factors such as access to a common digital content item. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems further determine recommended team members from among the set of candidate team members. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a machine learning approach to generate or predict recommended team members based on particular features extracted or determined for, or with respect to, the various candidate team members. In certain implementations, the disclosed systems further provide a recommended-team-member notification to notify a target user of a recommended team member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Jiarui Ding
  • Patent number: 12602518
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for integrating a document signature system with an account management system. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems activate a digital document template for integration with the account management system, receive interaction data by a client device with a digital document, and send the interaction data or the digital document to the account management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Esther Chou, Angela Field, Hameez Farrell, Jennifer Young, Mackenzie Cyr, Mara Saltzman, Martin Todorov, Sulav Regmi, Timothy Finnerty, Vishaka Varma Vimal, David Tang
  • Patent number: 12596687
    Abstract: Content items queued for synchronization between a client device and a content management system can be automatically prioritized to improve the sharing process. That is, the content items can be prioritized based on whether a share link has been created to the content item. A share link can enable a user to access the shared content item from a content management system. Content items that have been shared using a share link can be given higher priority to be synchronized prior to content items that have not been shared. The queued content items can be synchronized in the synchronization order resulting from the prioritization. Further, multiple shared content items queued for synchronization can be sub-prioritized based on one or more sub-prioritization criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Dwayne Litzenberger
  • Patent number: 12598270
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and providing intelligent insights for video calls and other virtual meetings. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems analyze stored meeting data from past video calls and other virtual meetings to generate intelligent insights for an upcoming video call. The disclosed systems also generate and provide intelligent insights or coaching tools for ongoing video calls. As part of the intelligent coaching tools for ongoing video calls, the disclosed systems can generate predictions for accomplishing target goals for the video calls. Further, the disclosed systems can generate intelligent insights or coaching tools after video calls take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameya Bhatawdekar, Geoff Hulten, Kelsey Glatz, Sateesh Srinivasan, Joseph Grillo, Emir Aydin, Ritu Vincent, William Adamowicz
  • Patent number: 12596994
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for implementing discoverable collaboration teams. In some embodiments, a user of a content management system can create a team account within the content management system. The team account can be associated with a domain of the user (now administrator) of the team account. The domain can be an email domain, company name, or some other identifier or characteristic of the user that might be shared with other users. The administrator can specify discoverability settings for the team that allow other content management system users associated with the domain to automatically discover and/or join the team account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Pranav Piyush, Zach Johnston, Alexander Shtuchkin, Iolanthe Chronis
  • Patent number: 12591593
    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, or open a large content item remote to the client device, 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 for the initial request to be completed while maintaining user access to all synchronized shared content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Zeis Newhouse
  • Patent number: 12581037
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for utilizing a context transformer engine, a smart topic agent, and a large language model to generate a smart topic output. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a smart topic output from a transcript of a video call. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a smart topic interface that provides the smart topic output on a client device and receives selections of smart topic elements. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a combined smart topic from transcripts of video calls in which client devices that participated are associated with a collaborating user account group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Grillo, Emir Aydin, Ritu Vincent, William Adamowicz
  • Patent number: 12579490
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for consolidating freelancer information of a plurality of freelancer data categories in a centralized environment for performing various tasks in relation to freelancer development. For example, the disclosed systems can determine interaction parameters based on user interactions associated with a freelancer account and determine freelancer information associated with a plurality of freelancer data categories. In certain cases, the disclosed systems can analyze the interaction parameters and freelancer information to generate a suggested action associated with a first freelancer data category from the plurality of freelancer data categories. The disclosed systems can also provide for display a freelancer account summary interface comprising a notification of the suggested action with a predicted result associated with the first freelancer data category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Meeks
  • Patent number: 12579519
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to generating and utilizing digital associations between digital documents and digital calendar events based on determined content connections. For example, one or more embodiments suggest a digital document to a user for association with a digital calendar event based on content connections between the digital document and the digital calendar event. In particular, one or more embodiments determine a content connection based on document characteristics (e.g., document content and access characteristics) and calendar event characteristics (e.g., calendar content and historical meeting information). For example, the system can train a machine learning model to determine content connections based on document characteristics and calendar event characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Timo Mertens, Neil Sethi, David Stinnette, Justin Hileman, Adam LaFave
  • Patent number: 12578839
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems that generate a selection of large language model (LLM) function buttons in a floating widget within a web browser of a client device. The disclosed systems can generate or otherwise select the LLM function buttons to include based on context of a webpage within the web browser. Responsive to detecting an indication of an interaction with an LLM function button, the disclosed systems can generate a side panel within the web browser according to the LLM function button. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems can display and utilize a customized LLM function button responsive to detecting a certain webpage or content within the webpage. Further, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems can generate an LLM function button to perform a customized workflow responsive to detecting a certain webpage or content within the webpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiten Shah, Richard Chan, Theo Richardson
  • Patent number: D1117212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsuan Chi Wong, Jennifer Lukban, Mahlet Tiruneh, Yuxin Xu