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Workflow functions of content management system enforced by client device

  • US 10,331,623 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2017
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause a client device associated with a first user account of a content management system to:

  • display an icon representing a shared content item in a file system browser on the client device, at least a portion of the shared content item stored in the file system of the client device, the shared content item being under management of a content management system including a content management application on the client device in communication with a content management system server, the content management application synchronizing the shared content item with at least one other user account of the content management system such that the at least one other user account has write privileges to a synchronized copy of the shared content item;

    detect a file open event on the client device associated with the first user account for the shared content item; and

    based on the detection of the file open event, send a notification to the content management system server that the shared content item has been checked out by the first user account, the notification that the shared content item has been checked out causing the shared content item to become temporarily read only to the at least one other user account, other than the first user account, until the shared content item is checked back in.

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