SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING FILE AND FOLDER INFORMATION TO A USER
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a content sharer in a computerized content sharing system, an indication that the content sharer wishes to share content stored within the content sharing system with a content recipient;
determining that the content includes one or more items suitable for display in a preview image format and one or more items suitable for display in a list view format;
creating a link that the content sharer may share with the content recipient, the link corresponding to an automatically determined default view based on the content, wherein the automatically determined default view is a gallery view listing at least one item in the preview image format and at least one item in the list view format;
providing the link to the content sharer for use in sharing the content with the content recipient;
after creating the link corresponding to the default view, receiving an indication that the content sharer wants to change the default view of a listing of the content from gallery view format to list view format; and
at least partially in response to receiving the indication that the content sharer wants to change the default view of the listing of the content from gallery view format to list view format, providing a link that when activated provides a web page displaying the content in list view format.
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Abstract
A system for displaying the listings of files and/or folders in one of a plurality of different views (e.g., gallery view or list view). In particular embodiments, the system determines which of the views to display in the listings in based on: (1) the types of files to be displayed; (2) a specified preference of a content sharer; and/or (3) a specified preference of a content recipient. Various embodiments are particularly useful for displaying lists of files that a content sharer shares with a content recipient via a URL within the context of a synched file sharing system.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a content sharer in a computerized content sharing system, an indication that the content sharer wishes to share content stored within the content sharing system with a content recipient; determining that the content includes one or more items suitable for display in a preview image format and one or more items suitable for display in a list view format; creating a link that the content sharer may share with the content recipient, the link corresponding to an automatically determined default view based on the content, wherein the automatically determined default view is a gallery view listing at least one item in the preview image format and at least one item in the list view format; providing the link to the content sharer for use in sharing the content with the content recipient; after creating the link corresponding to the default view, receiving an indication that the content sharer wants to change the default view of a listing of the content from gallery view format to list view format; and at least partially in response to receiving the indication that the content sharer wants to change the default view of the listing of the content from gallery view format to list view format, providing a link that when activated provides a web page displaying the content in list view format. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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27. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a content sharer in a computerized content sharing system, an indication that the content sharer wishes to share content stored within the content sharing system with a content recipient; determining that the content includes one or more items suitable for display in a preview image format and one or more items suitable for display in a list view format; creating a link that the content sharer may share with the content recipient, the link corresponding to an automatically determined default view based on the content, wherein the automatically determined default view is a gallery view listing at least one item in the preview image format and at least one item in the list view format; providing the link to the content sharer for use in sharing the content with the content recipient; after creating the link, receiving an indication that the content recipient wants to change the default view of a listing of the content; and at least partially in response to receiving the indication, providing a link that when activated provides a web page displaying the content in the default view indicated by the content recipient. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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36. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a content sharer in a computerized content sharing system, an indication that the content sharer wishes to share content stored within the content sharing system with a content recipient; determining that the content includes one or more items suitable for display in a preview image format and one or more items suitable for display in a list view format; creating a link that the content sharer may share with the content recipient, the link corresponding to an automatically determined default view based on the content, wherein the automatically determined default view is a gallery view listing at least one item in the preview image format and at least one item in the list view format; providing the link to the content sharer for use in sharing the content with the content recipient; receiving an indication that the content recipient has activated the link; changing the default view of a listing of the content to a new default view based on the content recipient'"'"'s preference; and providing a web page displaying the listing of the content in the default view corresponding to the content recipient'"'"'s preference. - View Dependent Claims (35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a content sharer in a computerized content sharing system, an indication that the content sharer wishes to share content stored within the content sharing system with a content recipient; determining that the content includes one or more items suitable for display in a preview image format and one or more items suitable for display in a list view format; creating a link that the content sharer may share with the content recipient, the link corresponding to an automatically determined default view based on the content, wherein the automatically determined default view is a gallery view listing at least one item in the preview image format and at least one item in the list format; providing the link to the content sharer for use in sharing the content with the content recipient; determining whether a particular item is a non-JPEG image file in a particular non-JPEG format; in response to determining that the particular item is a non-JPEG image file, converting the non-JPEG image file to a JPEG version of the particular item; displaying the JPEG version of the particular item as a preview image; while displaying the JP EG version of the particular item as a preview image, receiving from a user a request for a copy of the item in the particular non-JPEG format; and in response to receiving the request for a copy of the item in the particular non-JPEG format, providing the user with a copy of the item in the particular non-JPEG format.
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