CENTRAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF USER-CONTRIBUTED CONTENT IN A WEB-BASED COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONSOLE THEREOF

• US 20130080919A1
• Filed: 07/12/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Box Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Box Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, David T., Kiang, Andy
• Granted Patent: US 9,197,718 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Systems and methods for central management and control of user-contributed content in a web-based collaboration environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for enabling an administrative user in an enterprise setting to centrally manage and control content provided by other users of the enterprise in a web-based collaboration environment. In one embodiment, a view providing access to an aggregate of the content or a selection thereof provided by the other users is depicted in a user interface for the administrative user to access the web-based collaboration environment. The user interface for the administrative user includes both of a management console to access the content provided by other users and a panel for accessing an account of the user and work items owned by the administrative user.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to centrally manage content provided by other users in a web-based collaboration environment, the method, comprising:

depicting, in a user interface for the user to access the web-based collaboration environment, a view providing access to an aggregate of content provided by the other users;

wherein, the user is able to selectively access a subset of the aggregate of the content by applying filtering mechanisms through the user interface to manage the content or one or more of the other users that provided the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user interface is depicted in response to verifying that the user has permission to manage the aggregate of the content provided by the other users.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the view includes the aggregate of content provided by the other users presented as a list of files or folders.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user interface for the user includes a console for management of the content provided by other users.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user interface for the user includes a panel for accessing an account of the user and work items owned by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user and the other users are affiliated with a common organization;

wherein, the user assumes an administrative role in the common organization.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the filtering mechanisms allow the user to access content associated with a specific user of the other users.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user interface further includes group management features to allow the user to manage user groups among the other users.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, the user manages user groups by adjusting group associations and permissions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, the filtering mechanisms allow the user to access content associated with a specific workspace.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, a subset of the other users are associated with the specific workspace.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, the user is able to access individual work items in the aggregate set of content provided by other users in the web-based collaboration environment.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes one or more of, view, edit, assign task, delete, preview, download.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes one or more of, uploading or creating work items in a work space associated with other users.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes assigning tasks in a work space to a specific user of the other users.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes monitoring status of the individual work items or assigned tasks.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes changing or updating access permissions of the individual work items in the aggregate set of content.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein, the access includes version control or tracking of the individual work items in the aggregate set of content.

19. A system which provides a management console for a user to centrally manage content provided by other users in a web-based collaboration environment, the system, comprising:

means for, depicting, in a user interface for the user to access the web-based collaboration environment, a view providing access to an aggregate or a selection of the aggregate of content provided by the other users;

means for, the user to selectively access a set of the aggregate of the content to manage or monitor the set of the aggregate of the content provided by one or more of the other users.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein, the user interface is depicted in response to verifying that the user has permission to manage the aggregate of the content provided by the other users.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising, means for, the user to manage one or more of the other users that provided the set of the aggregate of the content.

22. A method for enabling an administrative user in an enterprise setting to centrally manage and control content provided by other users of the enterprise in a web-based collaboration environment, the method, comprising:

depicting, in a user interface for the administrative user to access the web-based collaboration environment, a view providing access to an aggregate of the content or a selection thereof provided by the other users,

the user interface for the administrative user including both of a management console to access the content provided by other users and a panel for accessing an account of the user and work items owned by the administrative user;

wherein, the view which provides access to the aggregate or the selection of the content provided by other users is depicted when the management console is selected from the user interface.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein, through the view, individual work items in the aggregate of the selection of content can be accessed by the administrative user.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein, the access includes one or more of , view, edit, assign task, delete, preview, download.