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US 8,914,900 B2Granted
Methods, architectures and security mechanisms for a third-party application to access content in a cloud-based platform
AssigneeBox, Inc.
InventorsMichael Smith, Benjamin Campbell Smith, Simon Tan, Rico Yao
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for methods, architectures and security mechanisms for a third-party application to access content in a cloud-based platform. In one embodiment, a method includes, providing a third-party application with direct access to content in a cloud-based environment. The third-party application is hosted by an entity different from that of the cloud-based environment. In some embodiments, the direct access to the content in the cloud-based environment is provided to the third-party application and accomplished without a need to access an application that is native to the cloud-based environment.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- launching a third-party application using a controlled launching user interface associated with a cloud-based environment;
- providing the third-party application with a direct access to content in the cloud-based environment;
- wherein, the direct access restricts the third-party application to save the content edited using the third-party application to the cloud-based environment;
- wherein the direct access to the content includes collaborating on the content in the cloud-based environment among multiple collaborators of the cloud-based environment;
- wherein, the direct access is provided through integration of the third-party application with an application program interface (API) or web API provided by the cloud-based environment;
- and
- wherein, the third-party application is hosted by an entity different from that of the cloud-based environment.
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A system comprising
- one or more processors;
- a memory coupled to the one or more processors and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
- send, by a third-party application, a request to access content in a cloud-based platform;
- gain, by the third-party application, a direct access to the content in the cloud-based platform;
- wherein, the direct access is provided through integration of the third-party application with an application program interface (API) or web API provided by the cloud-based environment;
- wherein the direct access to the content allows the third-party application to receive the content from a server hosting the cloud-based platform for preview or manipulation;
- wherein the direct access to the content restricts a saving or sharing function of the third-party application to save the content after manipulation in the cloud-based platform;
- wherein, the third-party application is launched using a controlled launching user interface associated with the cloud-based environment;
- and
- wherein, the direct access to the content in the cloud-based environment is provided to the third-party application and accomplished without a need to access an application that is native to the cloud-based environment.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory coupled to the one or more processors and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
- launch a third-party application using a controlled launching user interface associated with a cloud-based environment;
- provide the third-party application with a direct access to content in the cloud-based environment;
- wherein, the direct access restricts the third-party application to save the content edited using the third-party application to the cloud-based environment;
- wherein the direct access to the content includes collaborating on the content in the cloud-based environment among multiple collaborators of the cloud-based environment;
- wherein, the direct access is provided through integration of the third-party application with an application program interface (API) or web API provided by the cloud-based environment;
- and
- wherein, the third-party application is hosted by an entity different from that of the cloud-based environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.