User-initiated workflow to collect media
AssigneeDropbox, Inc.
InventorsYoussef Es-skouri, Noga Raviv
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Abstract
The present technology pertains to remotely initiating a capture request. According to at least one example, the present technology includes sending the request for a media capture to a recipient device of a recipient user. The request for the media capture can be configured by the requesting user so that options are chosen for the recipient. The recipient user merely needs to click on a link to cause a web browser to initiate the screen capture. In some cases, the recipient user may need to accept some prompts from their computing device to give the browser permission to perform the capture.
Claims20
A method for sending a request for a media capture by a remote capture service, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a user interface option within a requesting service, the user interface option is for initiating the request for the media capture to a recipient device, the request for the media capture being to record content by the recipient device, the user interface option being provided by the remote capture service that is separate from the requesting service;
- presenting a user interface of the remote capture service, to configure options at the remote capture service for the request for the media capture, wherein the options define one or more parameters for the media capture for the recipient device to perform the media capture;
- sending the request for the media capture to the recipient device;
- and
- receiving a notification that a media capture object has been received in response to the request for the media capture, the notification including a link to access the media capture object.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
- receive a selection of a user interface option within a requesting service, the user interface option is for initiating a request for a media capture to a recipient device, the request for the media capture being to record content by the recipient device, the user interface option being provided by a remote capture service that is separate from the requesting service;
- present a user interface of the remote capture service to configure options at the remote capture service for the request for the media capture, wherein the options define one or more parameters for the media capture for the recipient device to perform the media capture;
- send the request for the media capture to the recipient device;
- and
- receive a notification that a media capture object has been received in response to the request for the media capture, the notification including a link to access the media capture object.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
- instructions stored therein which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a selection of a user interface option within a requesting service, the user interface option is for initiating a request for a media capture to a recipient device, the request for the media capture being to record content by the recipient device, the user interface option being provided by a remote capture service that is separate from the requesting service;
- present a user interface of the remote capture service to configure options at the remote capture service for the request for the media capture, wherein the options define one or more parameters for the media capture for the recipient device to perform the media capture;
- send the request for the media capture to the recipient device;
- and
- receive a notification that a media capture object has been received in response to the request for the media capture, the notification including a link to access the media capture object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.