Communication protocols for an online content management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024106902-A1
Application number	US-202318526017-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2023
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Mar 28, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some embodiments, a client application at a client device can receive, from a browser application at the client device, a first message including a unique identifier associated with a session of the browser application at a website associated with a content management system. The client application can extract the unique identifier from the first message, and establish a connection between the client application and the content management system by sending, from the client application to the content management system, a second message including the unique identifier. The client application can then receive, from the content management system through the connection, a third message relayed by the content management system from the website, where the third message is associated with the unique identifier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a content management system from a client application on a client device, a unique identifier uniquely identifying a browser application on the client device; mapping, at the content management system, the browser application with the client application based on the unique identifier; and in response to receiving a message from the browser application identified by the unique identifier, sending to the client application a response message, based on the mapping, that relays the message to the client application.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a portion of the message received by the browser application.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a web interface at the content management system communicates with the browser application.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein in addition to the unique identifier, the message includes metadata identifying a type of information that the client application is expecting or a source or session associated with the message that the client application is expecting.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the content management system maintains an open communication channel based on the message.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the message further includes a request for the content management system to relay to the client application any messages which includes a reference to the unique identifier.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a second message at a web interface of the content management system; and forwarding the second message from the content management system to the client application.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, by the content management system, a plurality of client devices associated with a user at the content management system; and determining, based on the unique identifier, a first client device of the plurality of client devices to receive the response message.

9 . A system comprising:
one or more processors; a computer-readable medium; and computer-readable instructions, stored on the computer-readable medium, that when executed cause the one or more processors to: receive, by a content management system from a client application on a client device, a unique identifier uniquely identifying a browser application on the client device; map, at the content management system, the browser application with the client application based on the unique identifier; and in response to receiving a message from the browser application identified by the unique identifier, sending to the client application a response message, based on the mapping, that relays the message to the client application.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the message is a portion of the message received by the browser application.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a web interface at the content management system communicates with the browser application.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein in addition to the unique identifier, the message includes metadata identifying a type of information that the client application is expecting or a source or session associated with the message that the client application is expecting.

13 . The system of claim 9 , the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to receive a message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the content management system maintains an open communication channel based on the message.

14 . The system of claim 9 , the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to receive the message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the message further includes a request for the content management system to relay to the client application any messages which includes a reference to the unique identifier.

15 . The system of claim 9 , the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to receive a second message at a web interface of the content management system; and
forward the second message from the content management system to the client application.

16 . The system of claim 9 , the computer-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to identify, by the content management system, a plurality of client devices associated with a user at the content management system; and
determine, based on the unique identifier, a first client device of the plurality of client devices to receive the response message.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, by a content management system from a client application on a client device, a unique identifier uniquely identifying a browser application on the client device; map, at the content management system, the browser application with the client application based on the unique identifier; and in response to receiving a message from the browser application identified by the unique identifier, sending to the client application a response message, based on the mapping, that relays the message to the client application.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein further instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the content management system maintains an open communication channel based on the message.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein further instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receiving a message that includes the unique identifier, wherein the message further includes a request for the content management system to relay to the client application any messages which includes a reference to the unique identifier.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein further instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
identify, by the content management system, a plurality of client devices associated with a user at the content management system; and determine, based on the unique identifier, a first client device of the plurality of client devices to receive the response message.

Assignees

• Dropbox Inc

Inventors

• Bortz Andrew
• Tian Sang
• Kaplan Joshua
• Akhawe Devdatta

Classifications

• H04L67/141 Primary

  Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) · CPC title

• H04L63/08

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L67/1095

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

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title