US 2019/0199831 A1 · MANAGING EDITS OF CONTENT ITEMS

Abstract

One or more embodiments provide features for managing and editing content items. In particular, one or more embodiments enable one or more users to access and modify content items from one of multiple client devices without requiring storage of the content item locally on the client device. Additionally, one or more embodiments enable storing reduced resolution content items on multiple client devices in a way that saves storage space on the client devices while providing access to a content item without requiring constant network access to a central system. Further, one or more embodiments enable globally applying local edits to a content item and corresponding reduced resolution content items on multiple client devices.

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A method comprising:

generating, by a content management system comprising at least one server device, a plurality of reduced resolution content items corresponding to a content item, wherein each of the plurality of reduced resolution content items has a different resolution;
providing, to a client device associated with a user account, the plurality of reduced resolution content items for storage on the client device;
maintaining, by the content management system and in association with the user account, the content item and the plurality of reduced resolution content items;
receiving, from the client device, an edit applied to a first reduced resolution content item from the plurality of reduced resolution content items stored on the client device;
and
applying the edit to the content item and the plurality of reduced resolution content items maintained by the content management system.

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Managing edits of content items

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Abstract

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