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Automatic file storage and sharing

  • US 10,356,172 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2015
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a client device, a sharing request for an object that is not synchronized with a content management system, the object displayed within a first interface that is provided by an operating system of the client device, the client device including a folder synchronized with the content management system, the sharing request comprising a click-and-drag operation performed on the object within the first interface and moving the object from the first interface to the synchronized folder, wherein a client application that is provided by the content management system and is executing on the client device, responsive to detecting the click-and-drag operation, transmits a command to the client device to display a sharing element within a second user interface generated by the client application, the sharing element including a field to allow a user to enter a recipient and prompting the user to identify the recipient with whom the object is to be shared; and

    responsive to receiving the sharing request;

    storing the object in the synchronized folder;

    sending the object to the content management system for storage by the content management system in a location corresponding to the synchronized folder of the client device; and

    sending the sharing request to an automatic link engine of the content management system configured to automatically generate and send to the recipient a link corresponding to the location of the content management system corresponding to the synchronized folder of the client device.

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