Real time collaboration and document editing by multiple participants in a content management system

    公开(公告)号:US11172004B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US17114424

    申请日:2020-12-07

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: A content management system allows users to collaboratively edit, draft, or otherwise work with the same content item simultaneously by displaying a real-time data stream of a native application displaying a content item on a host device in a screen sharing window of a webpage. The screen sharing window is capable of receiving edit inputs and sending the edit inputs to a client application on the host device. The edit inputs are provided as interpretable code for the native application for the content item and the client application provides the interpretable code to the native application to have the changes corresponding to the edit inputs incorporated into the content item. Further, the cursors of other users participating in the collaborative editing session are displayed in the screen sharing window to allow each participant to view and follow the changes made by the other participants of the session.

    Change comments for synchronized content items

    公开(公告)号:US10382502B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15261835

    申请日:2016-09-09

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: Described embodiments enable device users sharing content items via a content management system to view and modify content items within native applications on their client devices. In various embodiments, a client application detects a save operation on a content item and prompts a user to provide a comment based on changes to the content item. User comments and metadata are provided to a content management system to create a historical log that provides a comprehensive summary of user interactions with a content item, including comments regarding content item changes, version information, and timestamps. The content management system provides the comments and other log contents to client applications associated with other users sharing the content item. The client applications use the comments and log information to provide notifications to the users regarding content item changes and comments by sharing users.

    CHANGE COMMENTS FOR SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT ITEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20170289210A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15261835

    申请日:2016-09-09

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    Abstract: Described embodiments enable device users sharing content items via a content management system to view and modify content items within native applications on their client devices. In various embodiments, a client application detects a save operation on a content item and prompts a user to provide a comment based on changes to the content item. User comments and metadata are provided to a content management system to create a historical log that provides a comprehensive summary of user interactions with a content item, including comments regarding content item changes, version information, and timestamps. The content management system provides the comments and other log contents to client applications associated with other users sharing the content item. The client applications use the comments and log information to provide notifications to the users regarding content item changes and comments by sharing users.

    Native application collaboration
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11875028B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US16811893

    申请日:2020-03-06

    Applicant: Dropbox, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 G06F3/0481 G06F16/178 H04L67/535

    Abstract: A client device displays a content item in a window associated with a process on the device. A client application monitors the process for the content item and determines whether the content item is synchronized with a client device or content management system. When the content item is not synchronized, a synchronization interface is displayed to permit a user to request synchronizing the content item. When the user requests synchronization, the content item is moved to a shared folder synchronized with the content management system or client device.

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