Dropsite for shared content
AssigneeDropbox, Inc.
InventorsTushar Jain, Yi Wei, Michael Dwan
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided for a dropsite. In some embodiments, information is received on a creation location and a date and time of creation of a content item, and a determination is made if (i) the date and time of creation is within a predefined span of time, and (ii) the creation location is within a predefined geographical area to permit association of the content item with a shared folder whose inclusion criteria match said date and time and geographic location.
Claims20
A method for adding content items to a shared folder in a content management system, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by the content management system, a predefined geographical area for one or more of a plurality of devices moving within a threshold distance of the predefined geographical area, the predefined geographical area associated with the shared folder stored on the content management system;
- determining, by the content management system based on the monitoring, that a first device has moved within the threshold distance of the predefined geographical area based on a location of the first device;
- responsive to determining that the first device has moved within the threshold distance, sending a notification for display on the first device, the notification including a message indicating that the shared folder can be discovered by the first device;
- receiving, from the first device by the content management system, a content item to be stored in the shared folder;
- sharing the content item in the shared folder;
- receiving a request for the content item from a second device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- providing the content item to the second device.
A computer program product for adding content items to a shared folder in a content management system, the computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and including code configured to cause a processor to execute steps comprising:
- monitoring, by the content management system, a predefined geographical area for one or more of a plurality of devices moving within a threshold distance of the predefined geographical area, the predefined geographical area associated with the shared folder stored on the content management system;
- determining, by the content management system based on the monitoring, that a first device has moved within the threshold distance of the predefined geographical area based on a location of the first device;
- responsive to determining that the first device has moved within the threshold distance, sending a notification for display on the first device, the notification including a message indicating that the shared folder can be discovered by the first device;
- receiving, from the first device by the content management system, a content item to be stored in the shared folder;
- sharing the content item in the shared folder;
- receiving a request for the content item from a second device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- providing the content item to the second device.
A content management system comprising:
- one or more processors:
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium;
- and
- a computer program product stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and including code configured to cause the one or more processors to execute steps comprising:
- monitoring, by the content management system, a predefined geographical area for one or more of a plurality of devices moving within a threshold distance of the predefined geographical area, the predefined geographical area associated with the shared folder stored on the content management system;
- determining, by the content management system based on the monitoring, that a first device has moved within a threshold distance of the predefined geographical area based on a location of the first device;
- responsive to determining that the first device has moved within the threshold distance, sending a notification for display on the first device, the notification including a message indicating that the shared folder can be discovered by the first device;
- receiving, from the first device by the content management system, a content item to be stored in the shared folder;
- sharing the content item in the shared folder;
- receiving a request for the content item from a second device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- providing the content item to the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.