Patents by Inventor Tony Xu
Tony Xu 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).
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Publication number: 20250111148Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating composite actions for a user account. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a set of tasks performable by the user account using software tools on a client device. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a task initialization prompt to provide to a large language model. Additionally, in some implementations, the disclosed systems generate a composite action comprising a hybridized combination of the set of tasks performable by the user account along with a set of content items relevant to the set of tasks. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems provide access to the composite action and the set of content items via a user interface of the client device. Furthermore, in some implementations, the disclosed systems generate and insert predicted content into a content item without user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Vasanth Krishna Namasivayam, Devin Mancuso, Geoff Hulten, Shubham Goel, Sateesh Srinivasan, Tony Xu
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Publication number: 20250111149Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating composite actions for a user account. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a set of tasks performable by the user account using software tools on a client device. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a task initialization prompt to provide to a large language model. Additionally, in some implementations, the disclosed systems generate a composite action comprising a hybridized combination of the set of tasks performable by the user account along with a set of content items relevant to the set of tasks. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems provide access to the composite action and the set of content items via a user interface of the client device. Furthermore, in some implementations, the disclosed systems generate and insert predicted content into a content item without user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Vasanth Krishna Namasivayam, Devin Mancuso, Geoff Hulten, Shubham Goel, Sateesh Srinivasan, Tony Xu
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Publication number: 20250094815Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating and providing customized content labels as elements for seamless integration within a graphical interface. For instance, the disclosed systems provide generative options utilizing contextual data to more effectively incorporate a content label (textual and/or visual) based on the surrounding graphical elements, the functionality of the label within the interface, and the purpose of the label or interface. In this way, the disclosed systems generate contextual labels with appropriate textual content and that are appropriately sized, styled, and positioned based on their relevance within the context of the graphical interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Tony Xu, Sean Stephens
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Patent number: 12242498Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an unstructured data record and parsing the unstructured data record to determine a characterization of the unstructured data record. The characterization includes determination of: a number of fields, a length for the fields, and an order of the fields as stored in the unstructured data record. The method also includes obtaining a first key pair that includes a primary key-name associated with a first key-value and hashing at least the first key-value to obtain a hash value. In addition, the method includes updating the unstructured data record to include the hash value as an indexing key thereby creating a modified data record. Also, the method includes storing the modified data record in a structured database. Moreover, the method includes updating an index of the structured database to include an entry for the modified data record, the entry including the hash value.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Debra J. Benjamin-Deckert, Neal E. Bohling, Elaine Lai, Lawrence L. Law, Brian Lee, Terri A. Menendez, Gary Pizl, Roity Prieto Perez, Tony Xu
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Patent number: 12073174Abstract: The present technology provides a browser extension that can recognize downloadable objects on a webpage and provides functionality that makes it easier and more efficient to download the downloadable objects to a location in a content management system. For example the present technology can analyze a document object model of a webpage to find attributes indicating a URL is associated with a downloadable object.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Tony Xu, ChokSheak Lau, Yi Zhang
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Publication number: 20240046027Abstract: The present technology provides a browser extension that can recognize downloadable objects on a webpage and provides functionality that makes it easier and more efficient to download the downloadable objects to a location in a content management system. For example the present technology can analyze a document object model of a webpage to find attributes indicating a URL is associated with a downloadable object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Tony Xu, ChokSheak Lau, Yi Zhang
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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
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Patent number: 11797752Abstract: The present technology provides a browser extension that can recognize downloadable objects on a webpage and provides functionality that makes it easier and more efficient to download the downloadable objects to a location in a content management system. For example the present technology can analyze a document object model of a webpage to find attributes indicating a URL is associated with a downloadable object.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Tony Xu, ChokSheak Lau, Yi Zhang
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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
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Patent number: 11687508Abstract: The present technology provides an interface and system for generating a previous version of a directory structure that can be useful in the restoration of a directory or file. The system, methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage media include receiving a request for a previous version of a directory structure at an indicated date, querying a content management system for placeholder content items associated with the previous version of the directory structure at the indicated date, receiving the placeholder content items, and generating a read-only copy of at least a portion of the previous version of the directory structure at the indicated date based on the placeholder content items, wherein the read-only copy of the directory structure is separate from the directory structure at a current date.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Shi Cong, Tony Xu
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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
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Patent number: 11455278Abstract: The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for providing workflow controls to shared content items stored on client devices, and enforcing content item check outs or content item locks for shared content items stored and accessed on client devices. The present technology further includes automatically locking a shared content item that is edited on a client device so that other team members cannot modify the content item. Accordingly, the present technology improves upon existing systems that provide workflow controls such as file check-in and checkout functionality by permitting users to access content items directly from the file system of their client device, and by providing automatic checkout and check-in functionality.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Tony Xu, Kevin Grey, Sergei Vorobev, Haichen Liu, Stephen Eisner, Alexandra Harris, Blake Lucchesi, Waqas Sheikh, Royce Ausburn, Panagiotis Athanasiou, Zach Johnston, Narmada Jayasankar, Vinod Valloppillil
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Publication number: 20210173820Abstract: The present technology provides an interface and system for generating a previous version of a directory structure that can be useful in the restoration of a directory or file. The system, methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage media include receiving a request for a previous version of a directory structure at an indicated date, querying a content management system for placeholder content items associated with the previous version of the directory structure at the indicated date, receiving the placeholder content items, and generating a read-only copy of at least a portion of the previous version of the directory structure at the indicated date based on the placeholder content items, wherein the read-only copy of the directory structure is separate from the directory structure at a current date.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Shi Cong, Tony Xu
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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
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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