Native Application Collaboration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192656-A1
Application number	US-201514983847-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2015
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a first process, a monitoring event indicating a change in state of a user's presence associated with a user interface element interacting with a content item and controlled by a second process; determining, by the first process, whether the content item is synchronized to a content management system; responsive to determining that the content item is not synchronized to the content management system:
providing, by the first process, a synchronization interface providing a selection for a user to request synchronization of the content item to the content management system;
receiving a request to synchronize the content item from the synchronization interface; and
after receiving a request to synchronize the content item, adding the content item to a shared folder synchronized to the content management system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item is synchronized to one or more shared devices after receiving the request to synchronize the content item.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a location of the shared folder.

4 . The method of claim 3 , whrein the location of the shared folder is specified by the user.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the location of the shared folder is a root of a directory tree for synchronized content items.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event comprises saving the content item.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event comprises opening the content item.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization interface is displayed adjacent to or overlapping with the user interface element.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor, the instructions when executed cause the processor to:
receiving, by a first process, a monitoring event indicating a change in state of a user's presence associated with a user interface element interacting with a content item and controlled by a second process; determining, by the first process, whether the content item is synchronized to a content management system; responsive to determining that the content item is not synchronized to the content management system:
providing, by the first process, a synchronization interface providing a selection for a user to request synchronization of the content item to the content management system;
receiving a request to synchronize the content item from the synchronization interface; and
after receiving a request to synchronize the content item, adding the content item to a shared folder synchronized to the content management system.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the content item is synchronized to one or more shared devices after receiving the request to synchronize the content item.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the instructions further causing the processor to identify a location of the shared folder.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , whrein the location of the shared folder is specified by the user.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the location of the shared folder is a root of a directory tree for synchronized content items.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event comprises saving the content item.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event comprises opening the content item.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization interface is displayed adjacent to or overlapping with the user interface element.

17 . A system comprising:
a processor configured to execute instructions; a non-transitory, non-volatile storage medium containing instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the steps of:
receiving, by a first process, a monitoring event indicating a change in state of a user's presence associated with a user interface element interacting with a content item and controlled by a second process;
determining, by the first process, whether the content item is synchronized to a content management system;
responsive to determining that the content item is not synchronized to the content management system:
providing, by the first process, a synchronization interface providing a selection for a user to request synchronization of the content item to the content management system;
receiving a request to synchronize the content item from the synchronization interface; and
after receiving a request to synchronize the content item, adding the content item to a shared folder synchronized to the content management system.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item is synchronized to one or more shared devices after receiving the request to synchronize the content item.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring event comprises saving or opening the content item.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization interface is displayed adjacent to or overlapping with the user interface element.

Assignees

• Dropbox Inc

Inventors

• Pedrick Martin
• Wu Michael
• Pai Anvisha

Classifications

• G06F16/178 Primary

  Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/04847 Primary

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• H04L67/22

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title