Collection folder for collecting file submissions in response to a public file request
AssigneeDropbox, Inc.
InventorsMindy Zhang, Pranav Piyush
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Abstract
A content management system for collecting files from one or more 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 in response to a public file request. 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.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a content management system and from a collector client device, a request to collect one or more files, the request comprising an authentication electronic mail (email) address;
- associating the authentication email address with a designated collection folder corresponding to the request to collect one or more files, wherein the designated collection folder is associated with a user account corresponding to the collector client device;
- sending, to a submitter client device, a file request link that references the designated collection folder;
- based on the submitter client device accessing the file request link, providing a file upload user interface to the submitter client device, the file upload user interface comprising an upload file option and an email address input field;
- receiving, by the content management system and from the submitter client device, an electronic file input via the upload file option and a submitter email address input via the email address input field;
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- determining storage authorization for storing the electronic file in the designated collection folder by determining whether the authentication email address associated with the designated collection folder matches the submitter email address input via the email address input field.
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:
- receive, by a content management system and from a collector client device, a file collection request, the file collection request comprising authentication information;
- associate the authentication information with a designated collection folder corresponding to the file collection request, wherein the designated collection folder is associated with a user account corresponding to the collector client device;
- send, to a submitter client device, a file request link that references the designated collection folder;
- based on the submitter client device accessing the file request link, provide a file upload user interface to the submitter client device;
- receive, by the content management system and from the submitter client device, an electronic file and submitter information that is input via the file upload user interface;
- and
- determine storage authorization for storing the electronic file in the designated collection folder by determining whether the authentication information associated with the designated collection folder matches the submitter information that is input via the file upload user interface.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause one or more computing devices to:
- receive, by a content management system and from a collector client device, a file collection request, the file collection request comprising authentication information;
- associate the authentication information with a designated collection folder corresponding to the file collection request, wherein the designated collection folder is associated with a user account corresponding to the collector client device;
- send, to a submitter client device, a file request link that references the designated collection folder;
- provide a file upload user interface to the submitter client device based on the submitter client device accessing the file request link;
- receive, by the content management system and from the submitter client device, an electronic file and submitter information that is input via the file upload user interface;
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- authorize storage of the electronic file in the designated collection folder based on determining the authentication information associated with the designated collection folder matches the submitter information that is input via the file upload user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.