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US 10,885,210 B2Granted
Collection folder for collecting file submissions
AssigneeDropbox, Inc.
InventorsMindy Zhang, Pranav Piyush
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Abstract
A content management system for collecting files from one or more authenticated submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- sending, by a content management system, a file request link to a submitter client device associated with a submitter, the file request link generated in response to a request from a collecting user and associated with a collection folder, the file request link for use in collecting files in the collection folder from one or more submitters;
- providing, for display to the submitter and based on the submitter interacting with the file request link to the collection folder, a file upload user interface comprising an option to upload a file;
- receiving, by the content management system, a file selected by the submitter based on the submitter interacting with the option to upload a file;
- after the file is received, receiving, by the content management system and from the submitter, an update to the file;
- synchronizing the update to the file to at least one local folder of at least one client device associated with the collecting user or the submitter;
- and
- in response to receiving the update, storing, by the content management system, the updated file in the collection folder,
- wherein each of the one or more submitters has limited rights to the collection folder, which comprise uploading rights for uploading one or more files to the collection folder and prohibits each of the one or more submitters from viewing files uploaded by other submitters of the one or more submitters associated with the collection folder.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- send a file request link to a submitter client device associated with a submitter, the file request link generated in response to a request from a collecting user and associated with a collection folder, the file request link for use in collecting files in the collection folder from one or more submitters;
- provide, for display to the submitter and based on the submitter interacting with the file request link to the collection folder, a file upload user interface comprising an option to upload a file;
- receive a file selected by the submitter based on the submitter interacting with the option to upload a file;
- after the file is received, receive, from the submitter, an update to the file;
- synchronize the update to the file to at least one local folder of at least one client device associated with the collecting user or the submitter;
- and
- in response to receiving the update, store the updated file in the collection folder,
- wherein each of the one or more submitters has limited rights to the collection folder, which comprise uploading rights for uploading one or more files to the collection folder and prohibits each of the one or more submitters from viewing files uploaded by other submitters of the one or more submitters associated with the collection folder.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing system to:
- send a file request link to a submitter client device associated with a submitter, the file request link generated in response to a request from a collecting user and associated with a collection folder, the file request link for use in collecting files in the collection folder from one or more submitters;
- provide, for display to the submitter and based on the submitter interacting with the file request link to the collection folder, a file upload user interface comprising an option to upload a file;
- receive a file selected by the submitter based on the submitter interacting with the option to upload a file;
- after the file is received, receive, from the submitter, an update to the file;
- synchronize the update to the file to at least one local folder of at least one client device associated with the collecting user or the submitter;
- and
- in response to receiving the update, store the updated file in the collection folder,
- wherein each of the one or more submitters has limited rights to the collection folder, which comprise uploading rights for uploading one or more files to the collection folder and prohibits each of the one or more submitters from viewing files uploaded by other submitters of the one or more submitters associated with the collection folder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.