Browser display of native application presence and interaction data

• US 10,270,871 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2014
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Larabie-Belanger, Maxime
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Maikhanh
• Application Number:
  US14/248,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20150288775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,841 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/176 Support for shared access to files; File sharing support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

A client application of a device receives presence information and other interaction information from other devices synchronized to a set of content items. The interaction information indicates interactions of at least one other device with respect to a synchronized content item. The client application displays a browser depicting the synchronized content items and permitting navigation among organizational elements. The browser also displays the interaction information associated with the content items received from the other devices. The browser displays the interaction information with respect to particular content items or for an organizational element. The browser may also include an activity feed displaying interaction information specific to a content item or relating to a synchronized folder or organizational element. This permits a user to view, at a browser, activity and interactions of other users with respect to content items using native applications on another device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a client application at a first device, presence information identifying a first content item stored on the first device and a user'"'"'s presence with respect to the first content item on a second device, wherein the first content item comprises a folder associated with one or more sub-folders;

displaying, by the client application of the first device, an interface including an organization of content items including the first content item and indicating the user'"'"'s presence with respect to the first content item, the client application providing navigation among the organization of content items;

determining, for each of a plurality of shared folders of the organization of content items, a corresponding total number of users concurrently accessing one of the shared folder, a sub-folder within the shared folder, or a file within the shared folder; and

modifying, by the first device, the interface to include a numerical representation for each shared folder, the numerical representation based on the determined total number of users corresponding to the shared folder.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the numerical representation for each shared folder is determined based on presence information associated with the shared folder.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an activity feed indicating interaction information of users relating to content items in the organization of content items.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the interaction information includes a chat message relating to a content item in the organization of content items.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the activity feed includes an indication of modifications to content items in the organization of content items.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the client application includes a filter configured to selectively display presence information associated with a particular user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the client application includes an indication of the last user to modify the first content item.

8. 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 content item viewing application at a first device, presence information identifying a first content item stored on the first device and synchronized with a content management system and further identifying a user of the content management system, the user associated with at least a second device synchronizing the first content item, wherein the first content item comprises a folder associated with one or more sub-folders;

displaying, by the content item viewing application, an interface including an organization of content items including the first content item and indicating the user'"'"'s presence with respect to the first content item, the interface providing for navigation among the organization of content items;

determining, by the content item viewing application for each of a plurality of shared folders in the organization of content items, a corresponding total number of users concurrently accessing one of the shared folder, a sub-folder within the shared folder, or a file within the folder; and

modifying, by the content item viewing application, the interface to include a numerical representation for each shared folder, the numerical representation based on the determined total number of users corresponding to the shared folder.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the numerical representation for each shared folder is determined based on presence information associated with the shared folder.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the content item viewing application maintains interaction information relative to a plurality of synchronized content items, and displaying an indicator of the user of the content management system comprises displaying the interaction information relative to the plurality of synchronized content items.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interaction information includes presence information, content item modifications, chat messages, and content item modifications of the plurality of synchronized content items.

12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code configured to cause a processor to perform steps comprising

receiving, by a client application at a first device, presence information identifying a first content item stored on the first device and a user'"'"'s presence with respect to the first content item on a second device, wherein the first content item comprises a folder associated with one or more sub-folders;

displaying an interface including an organization of content items including the first content item and indicating the user'"'"'s presence with respect to the first content item, the client application providing navigation among the organization of content items;

detecting, for each of a plurality of shared folders in the organization of content items, a corresponding total number of users concurrently accessing one of the shared folder, a sub-folder within the shared folder, or a file within the folder; and

modifying, by the first device, the interface to include a numerical representation for each shared folder, the numerical representation based on the determined total number of users corresponding to the shared folder.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the numerical representation for each shared folder is determined based on presence information associated with the shared folder.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer program code further causes the processer to display, in the client application, an activity feed indicating interaction information of users relating to content items in the organization of content items.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the interaction information includes a chat message relating to a content item in the organization of content items.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the activity feed includes an indication of modifications to content items in the organization of content items.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the client application includes a filter configured to selectively display presence information associated with a particular user.