Patents Assigned to DROPBOX, INC.
  • Patent number: 11630554
    Abstract: In a synchronization system that synchronizes files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Patel, Mark C Dixon, Gibu Thomas, Ashish Chordia, Nichole C Gabriel
  • Patent number: 11630841
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Tony Xu, Alex Sydell, Nils Bunger, Sam Jau, Aaron Staley, Sara Lin
  • Patent number: 11625686
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing reminders in a content management system. For example, a user can select content (e.g., a content item, content within a content item, metadata for a content item, etc.) and provide input to cause the content management system to generate a reminder related to the content. The reminder data can be generated automatically. The reminder can be generated based on user input defining attributes of the reminder. Based on a due date associated with the reminder, the content management system can cause a notification to be presented to the user so that the user can be reminded to perform a task related to the selected item of content. The user can select a representation of the reminder to cause the content management system to present the item of content associated with the reminder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Kavitha Radhakrishnan, A J Palkovic, John R. Grace, Jr., Igor Kofman, David Stinnette
  • Patent number: 11620438
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods to quickly and accurately identify boundaries of a displayed document in a live camera image feed, and provide a document boundary indicator within the live camera image feed. For example, systems and methods described herein utilize different display document detection processes in parallel to generate and provide a document boundary indicator that accurately corresponds with a displayed document within a live camera image feed. Thus, a user of the mobile computing device can easily see whether the document identification system has correctly identified the displayed document within the camera viewfinder feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Nils Peter Welinder, Peter N. Belhumeur, Ying Xiong, Jongmin Baek, Simon Kozlov, Thomas Berg, David J. Kriegman
  • Publication number: 20230094735
    Abstract: A computing system identifies a third-party dependency to be added to a codebase. The third-party dependency is hosted on a third-party server. The computing system downloads the third-party dependency within a secure runtime environment. The computing system generates a signature value for the third-party dependency. The computing system compares the signature value to a database of signature values of approved third-party dependencies. Upon determining that the signature value does not correspond to any signature values of the approved third-party dependencies, the computing system executes the third-party dependency within the secure runtime environment. The computing system monitors the execution of the third-party dependency within the secure runtime environment to identify suspicious activity. Upon determining that the third-party dependency is not exhibiting suspicious activity, the computing system adds the signature value to the database of signature values of approved third-party dependencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventor: Aleksandr Krasnov
  • Patent number: 11609770
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a link service that can create, maintain, and service links to objects on behalf of a content management system or other services. The link service can share administration of links with other services when desired or can even allow other services to issue the link and manage the object that is the subject of the link while providing other functions to support the link. Additionally, link service can interface with a file system that can support links as actors in the file system, whereby greater control and flexibility in supporting links is provided. Link service can also accommodate servicing and management of links issued by legacy services, where the legacy services have unique link logic that should still be utilized to maintain a consistent user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Passey, Fangzhou Wang, Eric Cunningham, Royce Ausburn, Nicholas Larson, David Wetterau, William Ho, Harrison Ho
  • Patent number: 11604769
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to synchronizing contents of a directory external to a synchronized directory by a content management system. The content management system is configured to synchronize only objects in the synchronized directory. Accordingly, the present technology creates an anchor object that represents the directory external to the synchronized directory within the synchronized directory. The anchor object includes special attributes that indicate to the synchronization client that the anchor object represents an external directory, and allows the contents of that directory to be synchronized directly to a server on the content management system without first storing the contents of the external directory on the hard drive of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Yerfule, Parker Timmerman, Adam Arbree, Pranav Vishnu Ramabhadran, Zihao Yang, Lisa Fan, Kelson Reiss, Geoffry Song, Nipunn Koorapati
  • Patent number: 11595207
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that provide secure password sharing across a plurality of users and client devices via a shared folder. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed system retrieves a public key set including public encryption keys for client devices having access to the shared folder. The disclosed system provides the public key set to a client device requesting to share the shared folder. The disclosed system receives an encrypted payload for the shared folder and a shared encryption key that is utilized to encrypt the payload and is encrypted in the shared folder utilizing the public key set. The disclosed system also detects key rotation events and notifies one or more client devices to generate a modified shared encryption key and re-encrypt the payload for storage within the shared folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiayi Xu, Brent Heeringa, Andrew Hannon, Katherine Prior
  • Patent number: 11593394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kleinpeter, Conor Woods, Sergei Vorobev, Quazie Kwaselow, Marcio von Muhlen, Nils Bunger
  • Patent number: 11593549
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Rochiramani, Vinod Valloppillil, Jacob Hurwitz, Katherine R. Rudolph, Francesco Paduano, Eric Sprauve, Igor Kofman, Aaron Staley
  • Patent number: 11593314
    Abstract: An example method can include storing, on a CSM, a first content item and representations of second and third content items, the second content item having content/features enabled by a cloud service and designed for access through a native online application and the third content item having content/features supported by a local application and having additional features designed for access through a cloud service and native online application; when the first content item is invoked, presenting the content/features of the first content item; in response to a request to access the representation of the second or third content item, sending, to a cloud service, a request for the additional features of the third content item or the content/features of the second content item; and based on metadata received from a cloud service, providing the additional features/content of the third content item or the content/features of the second content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kaplan, Jason Terk, Stan Yeung
  • Patent number: 11586590
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to synchronizing contents of a directory external to a synchronized directory by a content management system. The content management system is configured to synchronize only objects in the synchronized directory. Accordingly, the present technology creates an anchor object that represents the directory external to the synchronized directory within the synchronized directory. The anchor object includes special attributes that indicate to the synchronization client that the anchor object represents an external directory, and allows the contents of that directory to be synchronized directly to a server on the content management system without first storing the contents of the external directory on the hard drive of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Yerfule, Parker Timmerman, Adam Arbree, Pranav Vishnu Ramabhadran, Zihao Yang, Lisa Fan, Kelson Reiss, Geoffry Song, Nipunn Koorapati
  • Patent number: D978905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D978906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D979591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D979592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D979593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D980273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D980866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet
  • Patent number: D982034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Sigmon, John Hughes, Jordan Scott, Issey Roquet