SHARING UNMANAGED CONTENT USING A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a client device of an online content management system, a user input to generate a link for a content item that is not managed by the online content management system;
in response to the user input, generating, by the client device, a copy of the unmanaged content item;
storing, by the client device, the copy of the unmanaged content item in cache on the client device;
transmitting, by the client device, the cached unmanaged content item to the online content management system; and
receiving, from the online content management system, a link for accessing the unmanaged content item stored at the online content management system.
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Abstract
In some implementations, a subscriber to an online content management system can share content items that are external to the subscriber'"'"'s content library. A computing device can include managed content items associated with the subscriber'"'"'s content library. The computing device can include unmanaged content items that are stored externally to the subscriber'"'"'s content library. The subscriber can provide input associated with an unmanaged content item to generate a link (e.g., URL, file path, location reference, etc.) for the unmanaged content item. When generating the link, the unmanaged content item can be uploaded to the online content management system and stored separately from the subscriber'"'"'s content library. The generated link can be shared with recipient user (e.g., subscriber or non-subscriber). The generated link can be used by the recipient to access the unmanaged content item uploaded to and stored by the online content management system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a client device of an online content management system, a user input to generate a link for a content item that is not managed by the online content management system; in response to the user input, generating, by the client device, a copy of the unmanaged content item; storing, by the client device, the copy of the unmanaged content item in cache on the client device; transmitting, by the client device, the cached unmanaged content item to the online content management system; and receiving, from the online content management system, a link for accessing the unmanaged content item stored at the online content management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server device of a content management system, a description for an unmanaged content item; generating a metadata entry in an external content database of the content management system based on the unmanaged content item description; generating a link for accessing the metadata entry; and transmitting the link to a client device of the content management system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause; receiving, by a client device of an online content management system, a user input to generate a link for a content item that is not managed by the online content management system; in response to the user input, generating, by the client device, a copy of the unmanaged content item; storing, by the client device, the copy of the unmanaged content item in cache on the client device; transmitting, by the client device, the cached unmanaged content item to the online content management system; and receiving, from the online content management system, a link for accessing the unmanaged content item stored at the online content management system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause; receiving, at a server device of a content management system, a description for an unmanaged content item; generating a metadata entry in an external content database of the content management system based on the unmanaged content item description; generating a link for accessing the metadata entry; and transmitting the link to a client device of the content management system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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