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US 9,288,283 B2Granted
Systems and methods for managing shared content based on sharing profiles
AssigneeDropbox, Inc.
InventorBrett Alten
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Abstract
Content items stored in an online content management service can be organized and shared. Content items can be associated with sharing profiles that include various sharing-specific metadata, such as details of how an item is shared or with whom it is shared. In some embodiments, the metadata stored in the sharing profiles can be used to organize shared content into shared folders automatically and/or to sort a list of content items.
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A method executable at a server, the method comprising:
- receiving a request at an online content management service to display one or more content items associated with a user identifier stored in the online content management service;
- identifying, by the online content management service, content items associated with the user identifier, wherein each of the content items is associated with a sharing content profile that includes sharing-specific metadata for the content item, and wherein the sharing content profile includes a sharing restriction field indicating one or more sharing restrictions associated with the content item;
- analyzing the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items to determine the sharing-specific metadata stored in the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items;
- sorting the content items into a default sorted list of content items based on the sharing-specific metadata stored in the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items;
- and
- sending the default sorted list of content items to a client device for display.
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A system comprising:
- a client device, including a computer readable medium and processor;
- wherein the client device is configured to display a graphical user interface which represents a plurality of content items stored in an online content management service;
- wherein the online content management service is configured to store the plurality of content items, each of the plurality of content items being associated with a sharing content profile that includes sharing-specific metadata, and wherein the sharing content profile includes a sharing restriction field indicating one or more sharing restrictions associated with the content item;
- and
- wherein the client device is further configured to:
- send a request to display shared content items stored in the online content management service,
- receive sharing content profiles, each of the sharing content profiles being associated with a different one of the shared content items,
- sort the shared content items into a sorted list of shared content items, based on the sharing content profiles associated with the shared content items, and
- display the sorted list of shared content items.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory accessible to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to:
- receive a request at an online content management service for one or more content items associated with a user identifier stored in the online content management service;
- identify content items associated with the user identifier, wherein each of the content items is associated with a sharing content profile that includes sharing-specific metadata for the content item, and wherein the sharing content profile includes a sharing restriction field indicating one or more sharing restrictions associated with the content item;
- analyze the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items to determine the sharing-specific metadata stored in the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items;
- sort the content items into a default sorted list of content items based on the sharing-specific metadata stored in the sharing content profile associated with each of the content items;
- and
- send the default sorted list of content items to a client device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.