Configurable metadata-based automation and content classification architecture for cloud-based collaboration platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9894119-B2
Application number	US-201414474008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2014
Priority date	Aug 29, 2014
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

Scalable architectures, systems, and services are provided herein for generating jobs by applying user-specified metadata rules to metadata events. More specifically, the scalable architecture described herein uses metadata to drive automations and/or polices in a cloud-based environment. In one embodiment, the architecture integrates a metadata service with an event-based automation engine to automatically trigger polices and/or automations based on metadata and/or changes in metadata changes. The metadata service can include customizable and/or pre-build metadata templates which can be used to automatically apply a metadata framework (e.g., particular fields) to files based on, for example, the upload or placement of a particular file in a particular folder. The architecture also provides for advanced metadata searching and data classification.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating metadata-based automations in a collaborative cloud-based environment, the method comprising:
monitoring, by a metadata service system of the collaborative cloud-based environment, changes in metadata occurring with respect to shared work items stored in the collaborative cloud-based environment;
receiving a metadata event at a rule manager system of the collaborative cloud-based environment,
wherein the metadata event identifies a change in a metadata key-value pair associated with a particular work item in the collaborative cloud-based environment; and

automatically translating, by a processor of the rule manager system, the metadata event into one or more job requests by:
processing the metadata event to capture the metadata key-value pair;
accessing pre-defined metadata rules from a memory in communication with the processor;
scanning the pre-defined metadata rules to select a particular pre-defined metadata rule that matches a key of the metadata key-value pair;
processing a value of the metadata key-value pair associated with the particular work item;
processing the particular pre-defined metadata rule that matches the key of the metadata key-value pair to identify a threshold value associated with the metadata key-value pair;
comparing the value of the metadata key-value pair with the threshold value; and
conditionally generating a job request associated with the particular pre-defined metadata rule based on the comparison.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the changes in metadata occur as a result of events or job requests that are performed in the collaborative cloud-based environment.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining if the metadata key-value pair is associated with a pre-defined template,
wherein the metadata event is conditionally generated based on whether the metadata key-value pair is associated with a pre-defined template.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
classifying the particular work item based on the value of the metadata key-value pair.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing the job request associated with the particular pre-defined metadata rule.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by a metadata service system of the collaborative cloud-based environment, a selection of one or more metadata attributes for a template,
wherein the metadata attributes define the template.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the metadata service system of the collaborative cloud-based environment, input defining one or more metadata attributes;
generating a template including the one or more metadata attributes,
wherein the template is automatically applied to the particular work item to implement a metadata framework.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the template is automatically applied to the particular work item based on a storage location of the particular work item in the collaborative cloud-based environment.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the template is automatically applied to a particular work item based on selection of the particular work item by a user of the collaborative cloud-based environment.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting the change in the metadata key-value pair; and
generating the metadata event at the metadata service system of the collaborative cloud-based environment in response to detecting the change in the metadata key-value pair.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing a value of the metadata key-value pair associated with the particular work item; and
classifying the work item based on the value of the metadata key-value pair.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
applying a policy or workflow to the particular work item based on the value of the metadata key-value pair associated with the particular work item,
wherein the policy is applied by performing the job request associated with the particular pre-defined metadata rule.

13. A collaboration system for facilitating metadata-based automations in a collaborative cloud-based environment, the system comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory unit having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the one or more processors, causes the collaboration system to:
monitor changes in metadata occurring with respect to shared work items stored in the collaborative cloud-based environment;
receive a metadata event, wherein the metadata event identifies a change in a metadata key-value pair associated with a particular work item in the collaborative cloud-based environment; and
automatically translate the metadata event into one or more job requests by:
processing the metadata event to capture the metadata key-value pair;
accessing pre-defined metadata rules from a memory in communication with the one or more processors;
scanning the pre-defined metadata rules to select a particular pre-defined metadata rule that matches a key of the metadata key-value pair;
processing a value of the metadata key-value pair associated with the particular work item;
processing the particular pre-defined metadata rule that matches the key of the metadata key-value pair to identify a threshold value associated with the metadata key-value pair;
comparing the value of the metadata key-value pair with the threshold value; and
conditionally generating a job request associated with the particular-pre-defined metadata rule based on the comparison.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the collaboration system to:
detect the change in the metadata key-value pair; and
generate the metadata event in response to detecting the change in the metadata key-value pair.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the collaboration system to:
classify the particular work item based on the value of the metadata key-value pair.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the collaboration system to:
apply a policy or workflow to the particular work item based on the value of the metadata key-value pair,
wherein the policy is applied by performing the job request associated with the particular pre-defined metadata rule.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors of a collaboration system, cause the collaboration system to:
monitor changes in metadata occurring with respect to shared work items stored in the collaboration system;
receive a metadata event, wherein the metadata event identifies a change in a metadata key-value pair associated with a particular work item stored in the collaboration system; and
automatically translate the metadata event into one or more job requests by;
processing the metadata event to capture the metadata key-value pair;
accessing pre-defined metadata rules from a memory in communication with the one or more processors;
scanning the pre-defined metadata rules to select a particular pre-defined metadata rule that matches a key of the metadata key-value pair;

Assignees

• Box Inc

Inventors

• Pearl Annie
• Huamonte James
• Tran Brian
• Low Tiffany
• Masse Pierre Alexandre
• Blosser Ted

Classifications

• G06F17/301

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  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• H04W4/003

  Electricity · mapped topic