Patents by Inventor Iris LIN

Iris LIN 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).

  • Content item creation from desktop tray
    Patent number: 11112941
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating content items are provided. In some examples, a method can include receiving a user selection of an interface element located in a persistent user interface of an operating system desktop of a client device, displaying, in response to the user selection of the interface element, a set of user options, the set of user options comprising a option to create a content item of a particular type, receiving a user selection of the option to create the content item, and initiating the creation of the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kaplan, Iris Lin, Stanley Yeung, Cheechee Lin, Graciela Kincaid
  • CONTENT ITEM SHARING WITH CONTEXT
    Publication number: 20210099502
    Abstract: The present technology provides a system wherein context provided in a message in which a content item is shared is preserved in a database that is linked to the content item. Additionally, to help users that are sending a content item provide better context when they are sharing a content item, the present technology provides a sharing user interface that encourages the first user to provide helpful context. Additionally, the present technology provides a sharing interface that can present shared content items along with the context in which the content item was shared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Stern, Iris Lin, Royce Ausburn, Nicholas Larson, Derrick Ho, Amanda Gail Miller, Harshad Kulkarni, Charlotte Ziob
  • CONTENT ITEM CREATION FROM DESKTOP TRAY
    Publication number: 20200142549
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating content items are provided. In some examples, a method can include receiving a user selection of an interface element located in a persistent user interface of an operating system desktop of a client device, displaying, in response to the user selection of the interface element, a set of user options, the set of user options comprising a option to create a content item of a particular type, receiving a user selection of the option to create the content item, and initiating the creation of the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua KAPLAN, Iris LIN, Stanley YEUNG, Cheechee LIN, Graciela KINCAID