Patents by Inventor Francois Alexander Allain

Francois Alexander Allain 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).

  • Publication number: 20160019234
    Abstract: The disclosed technology can enable files to be stored with a networked environment. The files can be associated with information (e.g., properties) such as a file name, a file type, a date/time at which a respective file was last accessed, a number of times a respective file was accessed, data representing the contents of a respective file, and other information. Based at least in part on analyzing the information, the disclosed technology can select or identify a file and/or a file property (e.g., a file type) that the disclosed technology predicts to be most relevant to the user. The disclosed technology can then recommend applications based at least in part on the selected or identified file and/or file property (e.g., file type).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ilya Fushman, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Patent number: 9189491
    Abstract: The disclosed technology can enable files to be stored with a networked environment. The files can be associated with information (e.g., properties) such as a file name, a file type, a date/time at which a respective file was last accessed, a number of times a respective file was accessed, data representing the contents of a respective file, and other information. Based at least in part on analyzing the information, the disclosed technology can select or identify a file and/or a file property (e.g., a file type) that the disclosed technology predicts to be most relevant to the user. The disclosed technology can then recommend applications based at least in part on the selected or identified file and/or file property (e.g., file type).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ilya Fushman, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20150319175
    Abstract: A content management system implementing methodologies providing retroactive shared content item links is disclosed. The content management system and methodologies allow a team administrator of a team to configure a team-wide shared link policy that determines whether non-team members can access content items associated with team accounts using shared links generated for the content items by team members. The team shared link policy has two settings. In a first setting, the content management system allows non-team members to use shared links generated by team members to access content items associated with team accounts. In a second setting, the content management system blocks access to the content items by non-team members. Shared links are retroactive in the sense they do not need to be regenerated after the team shared link policy has been changed from the second setting back to the first setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Mark Delamere, Jonathan Vincent, Philip Rha, Emil Ibrishimov, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20150256533
    Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling administrators of teams that use a particular service to specify which sign-on options, of multiple possible sign-on options, are assigned to the members of the teams to which the administrators belong. For example, an administrator may assign a first sign-on option, which only allows users to use native authentication, to one set of members of the team. At the same time, the administrator may assign a second sign-on option, which only allows users to use third-party single-sign-on authentication, to another set of members of the same team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Patent number: 9111110
    Abstract: A content management system implementing methodologies providing retroactive shared content item links is disclosed. The content management system and methodologies allow a team administrator of a team to configure a team-wide shared link policy that determines whether non-team members can access content items associated with team accounts using shared links generated for the content items by team members. The team shared link policy has two settings. In a first setting, the content management system allows non-team members to use shared links generated by team members to access content items associated with team accounts. In a second setting, the content management system blocks access to the content items by non-team members. Shared links are retroactive in the sense they do not need to be regenerated after the team shared link policy has been changed from the second setting back to the first setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Mark Delamere, Jonathan Vincent, Philip Rha, Emil Ibrishimov, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20150222615
    Abstract: A method, system, and manufacture for authorizing an untrusted client device for access on a content management system. The content management system receives a request from an untrusted client device to access content on the content management system. The content management system sends an authentication key to the untrusted client device. The content management system then receives the authentication key from a trusted client device. Based on the matching authentication key, the content management system transmits data to the untrusted client device in accordance with any additional instructions that the trusted client device may have sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Francois Alexander ALLAIN, Jie TANG
  • Publication number: 20150186412
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for migrating content items from a source user account to a target user account. A user can specify content items in the source user account to be migrated to an existing or new target user account. A new content entry including an account identifier of the target account and a pointer to the content item can be created for each migrated content item. Further, a determination can be made as to whether a sharing link to each content item exists, and if so, the content pointer of the old content entry is modified to forward or redirect to the new content entry. An active flag associated with the old content entry can be set to false or 0 to indicate that the old content entry is no longer active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Beckmann, Joshua Jenkins, Francois Alexander Allain, Jeffrey Bartelma
  • Publication number: 20150186432
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for migrating content items from a source user account to a target user account. A user can specify content items in the source user account to be migrated to an existing or new target user account. A new content entry including an account identifier of the target account and a pointer to the content item can be created for each migrated content item. Further, a determination can be made as to whether a sharing link to each content item exists, and if so, the content pointer of the old content entry is modified to forward or redirect to the new content entry. An active flag associated with the old content entry can be set to false or 0 to indicate that the old content entry is no longer active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Beckmann, Joshua Jenkins, Francois Alexander Allain, Jeffrey Bartelma
  • Patent number: 9065818
    Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling administrators of teams that use a particular service to specify which sign-on options, of multiple possible sign-on options, are assigned to the members of the teams to which the administrators belong. For example, an administrator may assign a first sign-on option, which only allows users to use native authentication, to one set of members of the team. At the same time, the administrator may assign a second sign-on option, which only allows users to use third-party single-sign-on authentication, to another set of members of the same team.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Patent number: 9002815
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for migrating content items from a source user account to a target user account. A user can specify content items in the source user account to be migrated to an existing or new target user account. A new content entry including an account identifier of the target account and a pointer to the content item can be created for each migrated content item. Further, a determination can be made as to whether a sharing link to each content item exists, and if so, the content pointer of the old content entry is modified to forward or redirect to the new content entry. An active flag associated with the old content entry can be set to false or 0 to indicate that the old content entry is no longer active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Beckmann, Joshua Jenkins, Francois Alexander Allain, Jeffrey Bartelma
  • Publication number: 20150039738
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for managing unsynchronized content items when the personal computing devices storing the unsynchronized content items are unlinked from a content item synchronization service. The techniques involve treating synchronized content items differently from unsynchronized content items. For example, after a personal computing is unlinked from the service, synchronized content items may be removed or deleted from the personal computing device and unsynchronized content items encrypted and/or moved to another data storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: DROPBOX, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Francois Alexander Allain, Emil Ibrishimov, Anton Anastasov
  • Publication number: 20140331301
    Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling administrators of teams that use a particular service to specify which sign-on options, of multiple possible sign-on options, are assigned to the members of the teams to which the administrators belong. For example, an administrator may assign a first sign-on option, which only allows users to use native authentication, to one set of members of the team. At the same time, the administrator may assign a second sign-on option, which only allows users to use third-party single-sign-on authentication, to another set of members of the same team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20140258418
    Abstract: A content item sharing and synchronization system providing team shared folders is described. Users of the system have access to the team shared folder simply by being a member of a team. A team account manager of the team can grant access to the team shared folder simply by inviting selected users to the team. Similarly, the team account manager can revoke access to the team shared folder simply by removing a user from the team. Unlike typical network file server folders, separate access control list management for the team shared folder apart from user team membership management is not needed to grant and revoke access to the team shared folder, thereby reducing administrative steps necessary to effectively manage access to the team shared folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Mark Delamere, Emil Ibrishimov, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20140230009
    Abstract: A content management system implementing methodologies providing retroactive shared content item links is disclosed. The content management system and methodologies allow a team administrator of a team to configure a team-wide shared link policy that determines whether non-team members can access content items associated with team accounts using shared links generated for the content items by team members. The team shared link policy has two settings. In a first setting, the content management system allows non-team members to use shared links generated by team members to access content items associated with team accounts. In a second setting, the content management system blocks access to the content items by non-team members. Shared links are retroactive in the sense they do not need to be regenerated after the team shared link policy has been changed from the second setting back to the first setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Subramani, Mark Delamere, Jonathan Vincent, Philip Rha, Emil Ibrishimov, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20140215551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling access to shared content in an online content management system, include receiving a request to access a content item from a requester, wherein the content item is stored in a synchronized online content management system. The example method then includes determining that the requester is in an approved list of requestors and granting access to the content item. In one variation, the request to access the content item includes activation of a shared link. In another variation, the request to access the content item includes access to a shared folder in the synchronized online content management system. In a third variation, determining that the requester is in an approved list of requesters includes determining that the requester is logged into a primary and secondary account, and that the requester is in an approved list for the secondary account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Francois Alexander Allain, Anand Subramani
  • Publication number: 20140188796
    Abstract: The disclosed technology can enable files to be stored with a networked environment. The files can be associated with information (e.g., properties) such as a file name, a file type, a date/time at which a respective file was last accessed, a number of times a respective file was accessed, data representing the contents of a respective file, and other information. Based at least in part on analyzing the information, the disclosed technology can select or identify a file and/or a file property (e.g., a file type) that the disclosed technology predicts to be most relevant to the user. The disclosed technology can then recommend applications based at least in part on the selected or identified file and/or file property (e.g., file type).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: DROPBOX, INC.
    Inventors: Ilya Fushman, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain
  • Publication number: 20140188869
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for migrating content items from a source user account to a target user account. A user can specify content items in the source user account to be migrated to an existing or new target user account. A new content entry including an account identifier of the target account and a pointer to the content item can be created for each migrated content item. Further, a determination can be made as to whether a sharing link to each content item exists, and if so, the content pointer of the old content entry is modified to forward or redirect to the new content entry. An active flag associated with the old content entry can be set to false or 0 to indicate that the old content entry is no longer active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Beckmann, Joshua Jenkins, Francois Alexander Allain, Jeffrey Bartelma
  • Patent number: 8612470
    Abstract: The disclosed technology can enable files to be stored with a networked environment. The files can be associated with information (e.g., properties) such as a file name, a file type, a date/time at which a respective file was last accessed, a number of times a respective file was accessed, data representing the contents of a respective file, and other information. Based at least in part on analyzing the information, the disclosed technology can select or identify a file and/or a file property (e.g., a file type) that the disclosed technology predicts to be most relevant to the user. The disclosed technology can then recommend applications based at least in part on the selected or identified file and/or file property (e.g., file type).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilya Fushman, Thomas Carriero, Francois Alexander Allain