Managing projects in a content management system

• US 10,402,786 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2016
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Lo, Min Ming, Pan, Matteus, Ding, Linjie, Weng, Lilian
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilles, Jude Jean
• Application Number:
  US15/395,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20180189735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 709204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/164 File meta data generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063118 Staff planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing projects in a content management system. For example, the content management system can create a project folder (e.g., shared folder) for managing data associated with a project. The project folder can be shared with content management system users (e.g., project members) who are contributors to the project. The content management system can store project data (e.g., content items, communications, comments, tasks, etc.) related to the project in the project folder. When the project folder is selected by a user, the content management system can generate a project folder view that presents the project data associated with the project folder and/or project in a convenient and easy to access graphical user interface. The content management system can aggregate project data from various content items associated with the project and present the project data in a single graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, by a content management system, a project folder corresponding to a project, where the project folder is shared with a plurality of users of the content management system;

storing, by the content management system, content items associated with the project in the project folder;

storing, by the content management system, project data associated with the project, the project data including a first comment made with respect to a first content item by a first user in the plurality of users and a second comment made with respect to a second content item by a second user in the plurality of users;

receiving, by the content management system, a selection of the project folder;

in response to receiving the selection of the project folder, obtaining the project data associated with the project corresponding to the selected project folder;

generating, by the content management system, a project folder view that includes at least a portion of the project data, including a first representation of the first comment and a second representation of the second comment;

causing, by the content management system, a client device to present the project folder view on a display of a client device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the content management system, a character pattern in the first comment that indicates a task;

in response to detecting the character pattern, converting, by the content management system, the first comment into a task having a task description corresponding to the first comment; and

generating the project folder view including the task and the second comment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the first comment;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the task description;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the task and the second comment in the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first representation of the first comment includes a first content item identifier corresponding to the first content item associated with the first comment, and the second representation of the second comment includes a second content item identifier corresponding to the second content item associated with the second comment.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extracting the first comment from the first content item; and

extracting the second comment from the second content item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the project folder view includes graphical elements selectable for accessing content items, comments, tasks, and tags associated with the project.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform operations comprising:

storing, by a content management system, a project folder corresponding to a project, where the project folder is shared with a plurality of users of the content management system;

storing, by the content management system, content items associated with the project in the project folder;

storing, by the content management system, project data associated with the project, the project data including a first comment made with respect to a first content item by a first user in the plurality of users and a second comment made with respect to a second content item by a second user in the plurality of users;

receiving, by the content management system, a selection of the project folder;

in response to receiving the selection of the project folder, obtaining the project data associated with the project corresponding to the selected project folder;

generating, by the content management system, a project folder view that includes at least a portion of the project data, including a first representation of the first comment and a second representation of the second comment;

causing, by the content management system, a client device to present the project folder view on a display of a client device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a character pattern in the first comment that indicates a task;

in response to detecting the character pattern, converting, by the content management system, the first comment into a task having a task description corresponding to the first comment; and

generating the project folder view including the task and the second comment.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the first comment;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the task description;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the task and the second comment in the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the first representation of the first comment includes a first content item identifier corresponding to the first content item associated with the first comment, and the second representation of the second comment includes a second content item identifier corresponding to the second content item associated with the second comment.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions that cause:

extracting the first comment from the first content item; and

extracting the second comment from the second content item.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the project folder view includes graphical elements selectable for accessing content items, comments, tasks, and tags associated with the project.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform operations comprising;

storing, by a content management system, a project folder corresponding to a project, where the project folder is shared with a plurality of users of the content management system;

storing, by the content management system, content items associated with the project in the project folder;

storing, by the content management system, project data associated with the project, the project data including a first comment made with respect to a first content item by a first user in the plurality of users and a second comment made with respect to a second content item by a second user in the plurality of users;

receiving, by the content management system, a selection of the project folder;

in response to receiving the selection of the project folder, obtaining the project data associated with the project corresponding to the selected project folder;

generating, by the content management system, a project folder view that includes at least a portion of the project data, including a first representation of the first comment and a second representation of the second comment;

causing, by the content management system, a client device to present the project folder view on a display of a client device.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a character pattern in the first comment that indicates a task;

in response to detecting the character pattern, converting, by the content management system, the first comment into a task having a task description corresponding to the first comment; and

generating the project folder view including the task and the second comment.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the first comment;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising instructions that cause:

detecting, by the content management system, a first tag in the task description;

detecting, by the content management system, a second tag in the second comment; and

arranging the task and the second comment in the project folder view according to the first tag and the second tag.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first representation of the first comment includes a first content item identifier corresponding to the first content item associated with the first comment, and the second representation of the second comment includes a second content item identifier corresponding to the second content item associated with the second comment.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising instructions that cause:

extracting the first comment from the first content item; and

extracting the second comment from the second content item.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the project folder view includes graphical elements selectable for accessing content items, comments, tasks, and tags associated with the project.