Shared folder backed integrated workspaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11016987-B2
Application number	US-202016858120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for shared folder backed integrated workspaces. In some implementations, a content management system can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that integrates communications and content management into a single user interface. The user interface can include mechanisms that allow a user to provide input to generate a new workspace. The user interface can provide a mechanism to allow a user to view conversations related to the workspace and/or content items associated with the workspace. The user interface can present representations of content items associated with the workspace and allow the user to provide input to generate, view, edit, and share content items associated with the workspace.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a content management system, a request to view workspaces associated with an account of a user;
parsing, by the content management system, a first set of content items associated with the workspaces associated with the account;
identifying, by the content management system, a first set of comments associated with the first set of content items;
generating, by the content management system, a first set of workspace messages, each workspace message corresponding to a comment of the first set of comments;
generating, by the content management system, a first graphical user interface corresponding to the account, wherein the first graphical user interface comprises the first set of workspace messages;
receiving, via the first graphical user interface, input corresponding to a first workspace associated with the account, the first workspace accessible to the user and other authorized users of the first workspace;
identifying, by the content management system, a second set of comments associated with a second set of content items associated with the first workspace;
generating, by the content management system, a second set of workspace messages, each workspace message in the second set of workspace messages corresponding to a comment of the second set of comments; and
generating, by the content management system, a second graphical user interface corresponding to the first workspace, the second graphical user interface comprising the second set of workspace messages available to the user and each authorized user of the first workspace.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first set of comments associated with the first set of content items, comprises:
parsing a document associated with the account; and
identifying a comment internal to the document.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second set of comments associated with the second set of content items, comprises identifying a message addressed to a workspace associated with the account, and wherein generating, by the content management system, the second set of workspace messages, comprises generating a workspace message based on the message addressed to the workspace.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the message comprises an email message.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system, a second input via the second graphical user interface, wherein the second input is a new workspace message;
updating, by the content management system, the second graphical user interface to include the new workspace message; and
associating, by the content management system, the new workspace message with the first workspace.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
identifying, by the content management system, a content item associated with the new workspace message; and
adding, by the content management system, the new workspace message as an internal comment to the content item.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system, a second input via the second graphical user interface, wherein the second input is a new workspace message;
in response to receiving the new workspace message, generating, by the content management system, an email message containing at least a portion of the new workspace message; and
sending, by the content management system, the email message to one or more authorized users of the first workspace.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause:
generating, by a content management system, a first graphical user interface corresponding to a first workspace associated with an account of a user and first authorized accounts of first authorized users, by:
identifying a first set of comments associated with the first workspace;
generating a first set of workspace messages, each workspace message corresponding to a comment of the first set of comments; and
providing the first set of workspace messages for display via the first graphical user interface, the first set of workspace messages accessible to the user and each first authorized user; and
generating, by the content management system, a second graphical user interface corresponding to a second workspace associated with the account of the user and second authorized accounts of second authorized users, by:
identifying a second set of comments associated with the second workspace;
generating a second set of workspace messages, each workspace message in the second set of workspace messages corresponding to a comment of the second set of comments; and
providing the second set of workspace messages for display via the second graphical user interface, the second set of workspace messages accessible to the user and each second authorized user.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein identifying the first set of comments associated with the first workspace, comprises:
parsing a document associated with the account; and
identifying a comment internal to the document.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein identifying the first set of comments associated with the first workspace, comprises:
identifying a message addressed to the first workspace, and wherein generating the first set of workspace messages comprises generating a workspace message based on the message addressed to the first workspace.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the message comprises an email message.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system, an input via the first graphical user interface, wherein the input is a new workspace message;
updating, by the content management system, the first graphical user interface to include the new workspace message; and
associating, by the content management system, the new workspace message with the first workspace.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising:
identifying, by the content management system, a content item associated with the new workspace message; and
adding, by the content management system, the new workspace message as an internal comment to the content item.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system, an input via the first graphical user interface, wherein the input is a new workspace message;
in response to receiving the new workspace message, generating, by the content management system, an email message containing at least a portion of the new workspace message; and
sending, by the content management system, the email message to one or more authorized users of the first workspace.

15. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory having programming instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more processors, performs one or more operations, comprising:
receiving a request to view workspaces associated with an account of a user;
parsing a first set of content items associated with the workspaces associated with the account;
identifying a first set of comments associated with the first set of content items;
generating a first set of workspace messages, each workspace message corresponding to a comment of the first set of comments;
generating a first graphical user interface corresponding to the account, wherein the first grap

Assignees

• Dropbox Inc

Inventors

• Beausoleil Sean
• Pan Matteus
• Greze Jean-Denis
• Devincenzi Anthony
• Johnson Maxwell
• Dubie Jack
• Dunn Colin

Classifications

• G06F3/04817 Primary

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• G06F16/93

  Document management systems · CPC title

• H04L51/56

  Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM] · CPC title

• H04L51/48

  Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases · CPC title