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Collection folder for collecting file submissions using email

  • US 10,204,230 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2015
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, at a content management system from a collector device, a request to generate a collection link for use in collecting one or more files from a plurality of submitter devices, the plurality of submitter devices comprising a client device associated with a subscribing user having a first user account with the content management system and another client device associated with a non-subscribing user not having a user account with the content management system;

    in response to receiving the request, providing, by the content management system, one or more prompts requesting information from the collector device,receiving, by the content management system, information responding to the one or more prompts;

    generating, by the content management system, a designated collection folder and a link to the designated collection folder using at least some of the information; and

    providing, by the content management system, the generated link in an email message to each of the plurality of submitter devices based on at least some of the information,wherein providing the generated link to each of the plurality of submitter devices grants limited rights to the designated collection folder to the plurality of submitter devices, the limited rights permitting a first submitter device to upload digital content to the collection folder and view the digital content uploaded by the first submitter device while prohibiting a second submitter device from viewing the digital content uploaded by the first submitter device.

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