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Viewing and editing content items in shared folder backed integrated workspaces

  • US 10,558,677 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2015
  • Issued: 02/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • generating, by a content management system, a shared-folder backed workspace graphical user interface that provides an integrated environment for manipulating content items in a shared folder of the content management system and communicating with authorized users of the shared folder, wherein each authorized user device includes a local folder stored thereon, the local folder synchronized with the shared folder, the workspace graphical user interface including representations of the content items stored in the shared folder and a chat message stream that includes chat messages generated by the authorized users of the shared folder;

    receiving, by the content management system, a first message indicating a selection of one of the representations of the content items stored in the shared folder;

    in response to receiving the first message, generating a prompt to select one of a plurality of options for viewing a selected content item, where the plurality of options includes viewing a preview image of the selected content item and viewing the selected content item in a native application installed on a client device;

    receiving, by the content management system, a second message indicating a selected option for viewing the selected content item;

    in response to determining that the second message comprises the option to view the preview image of the selected content item, generating an editable preview of the selected content item within the chat message stream of the workspace graphical user interface;

    identifying, by the content management system, one or more edits performed on the selected content item via the editable preview window;

    synchronizing, by the content management system, the one or more edits performed on the selected content item with a local copy of the selected content item stored in the local folder of each authorized user device; and

    updating, by the content management system, the editable preview of the selected content item to include the one or more edits.

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