Collection folder for collecting file submissions and using facial recognition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10114957-B2
Application number	US-201514961000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2015
Priority date	Apr 17, 2015
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. Facial recognition is applied to the submitted files. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving from a collector, by a content management system, a request to generate a link for use in collecting one or more files from one or more submitters;
in response to receiving the request, providing, by the content management system, one or more prompts requesting information from the collector;
receiving, by the content management system, information responding to the prompts including one or more submitters;
generating, by the content management system, a link to a designated collection folder using at least some of the received information;
distributing, by the content management system, the generated link to the one or more submitters based on at least some of the received information,
receiving, by the content management system from the one or more submitters who accessed the distributed link, one or more files for storage in the designated collection folder;
storing, by the content management system, the one or more received files in the designated collection folder in an account associated with the collector;
running, by the content management system, facial recognition software or object recognition software against one or more of the stored files to identify at least one individual shown in at least one image of the one or more stored files;
in response to identifying the at least one individual shown in the at least one image, sending a notification to the identified at least one individual, the notification comprising information associated with the at least one image; and
wherein each of the one or more submitters has limited rights to the designated collection folder the limited rights permitting a first submitter to upload a first file to the collection folder, prohibiting a second submitter from viewing the first file that is stored in the designated collection folder, and permitting the identified at least one individual to view the at least one image.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more prompts are rendered in one or more submission user interfaces.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises:
a name for the request;
a designated collection folder to store one or more files received from the one or more submitters; and
at least one email address for the one or more submitters.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the received information further includes a message from the collector to the one or more submitters and distributing, by the content management system, the message along with the generated link to the one or more submitters.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising authenticating, by the content management system, a submitter prior to storing a file from the submitter.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the storing further comprises:
generating, by the content management system, a unique filename for each received file, with the filename including a name for the request and information identifying the submitter; and
associating, by the content management system, the unique filename with the file.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the limited rights to the designated collection folder further comprise viewing rights allowing each of the one or more submitters to view files the submitter uploaded and one or more files designated by the collector.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising deactivating the collection folder, by the content management system, at least partially in response to receiving a deactivating command from the collector, where each of the one or more submitters is prohibited from accessing the deactivated collection folder.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more submitters does not have an account with the content management system.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the content management system is a synchronized content management system.

11. A system comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions store therein for causing a processor to:
receiving a request to generate a link for use in collecting one or more files from one or more submitters;
in response to receiving the request, providing one or more prompts to a collector, wherein the one or more prompts request information from the collector;
receiving information responding to the prompts including one or more submitters;
generating a link to a designated collection folder in a content management system using at least some of the received information;
distributing the generated link to the one or more submitters based on at least some of the received information,
receiving from the one or more submitters who accessed the distributed link, one or more files for storage in the designated collection folder;
storing the one or more received files in the designated collection folder in an account associated with the collector;
running facial recognition software or object recognition software against one or more of the stored files to identify at least one individual shown in at least one image of the one or more stored files;
in response to identifying the at least one individual shown in the at least one image, sending a notification to the identified at least one individual, the notification comprising information associated with the at least one image; and;
wherein each of the one or more submitters has limited rights to the designated collection folder, the limited rights permitting a first submitter to upload a first file to the collection folder, prohibiting a second submitter from viewing the first file that is stored in the designated collection folder, and permitting the identified at least one individual to view the at least one image.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the one or more prompts are rendered in one or more user interfaces.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the received information comprises:
a name for the request;
a designated collection folder to store one or more files received from the one or more submitters; and
at least one email address for the one or more submitters.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the received information further includes a message from the collector to the one or more submitters and distributing the message along with the generated link to the one or more submitters.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising authenticating a submitter prior to storing a file from the submitter.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the storing further comprises:
generating a unique filename for each received file, with the filename including a name for the request and information identifying the submitter; and
associating the unique filename with the file.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the limited rights to the designated collection folder further comprise viewing rights allowing each of the one or more submitters to view files the submitter uploaded and one or more files designated by the collector.

18. The system of claim 11 further comprising deactivating the collection folder at least partially in response to receiving a deactivating command from the collector, where each of the one or more submitters is prohibited from accessing the deactivated collection folder.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein at least one of the one or more submitters does not have an account with the content management system.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the content management system is a synchronized content management system.

Assignees

• Dropbox Inc

Inventors

• Zhang Mindy
• Piyush Pranav
• Senderek Jan

Classifications

• G06F40/295

  Named entity recognition · CPC title

• H04L63/0861

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04L67/1095

  Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes · CPC title

• G06F21/604 Primary

  Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems · CPC title

• H04L67/1097

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title