Heuristics for selecting and saving content to a synced online content management system

• US 9,477,673 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Dwan, Michael, Kluesing, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Waldron, Scott A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Dongming
• Application Number:
  US14/035,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20150088817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 707/610
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/16 File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for using heuristics for selecting and saving content to a synced online content management system. In some embodiments, one or more content items and/or indices thereto may be received within a first application. For example, a user may receive a photograph within a text message application. In some embodiments, a first defined gesture may be detected by a user device and in response, a second application may open. In some embodiments, a second defined gesture may be detected, and in response a (a) store, (b) share, and/or (c) an assign to a collection, operation may be performed within the second application. Alternatively, these operations may be performed within the second application based on at least one predefined rule (without a second gesture required).

Claims

1. A method for assigning a content item to a content item collection under management of a content management system, comprising:

at a computing device comprising a touch screen display, one or more processors and memory storing a first application executed by the one or more processors to perform the method, performing operations comprising;

after the first application is opened, entering a first application state comprising a plurality of content item collection indicators displayed on the touch screen display;

after entering the first application state, detecting a first touch gesture directed to one content item collection indicator of the plurality of content item collection indicators;

wherein each content item collection indicator, of the plurality of content item collection indicators, represents one content item collection, of a plurality of content item collections, under management of the content management system;

wherein performance of an earlier touch gesture directed to a graphical representation of a content item, displayed on the touch screen display by a second application of the computing device that is not the first application, causes the first application to open and enter the first application state;

after detecting the first touch gesture, assigning a copy of the content item to the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application comprises at least one of an SMS message, an email, a chat, and a browser accessing at least one of:

an e-book service, a music download service, an audio download service, a video download service, and an article download service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application state comprises a graphical representation of the content item displayed on the touch screen display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first touch gesture or the earlier touch gesture comprises one of a long press, a long hover, and a two finger press of defined duration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the copy of the content item comprises storing the copy of the content item in a file system folder of the computing device that is configured for synchronization with the content item collection represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two content item collections, of the plurality of content item collections, are associated with two different user accounts held with the content management system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content item collection to which the copy of the content item is assigned is a virtual collection.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on metadata for the content item, selecting the plurality of content item collections for inclusion in a set of a plurality of content item collections to be represented, on the touch screen display, in the first application state, by content item collection indicators.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application opens and enters the first application state, in response to performance of the earlier touch gesture.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first touch gesture and the earlier touch gesture are the same type of touch gesture.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, assigning the copy of the content item to the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein each content item collection indicator, of the plurality of content item collection indicators, visually indicates a name of the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the each content item collection indicator.

13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing a first application for execution by one or more processors of a computing device comprising a touch screen display, the first application comprising instructions for:

after the first application is opened, entering a first application state comprising a plurality of content item collection indicators displayed on the touch screen display;

after entering the first application state, detecting a first touch gesture directed to one content item collection indicator of the plurality of content item collection indicators;

wherein each content item collection indicator, of the plurality of content item collection indicators, represents one content item collection, of a plurality of content item collections, under management of a content management system;

wherein performance of an earlier touch gesture directed to a graphical representation of a content item, displayed on the touch screen display, by a second application of the computing device that is not the first application, causes the first application to open and enter the first application state;

after detecting the first touch gesture, assigning a copy of the content item to the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the second application comprises at least one of an SMS message, an email, a chat, and a browser accessing at least one of:

an e-book service, a music download service, an audio download service, a video download service, and an article download service.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the first application state comprises a graphical representation of the content item displayed on the touch screen display.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the first touch gesture or the earlier touch gesture comprises one of a long press, a long hover, and a two finger press of defined duration.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein assigning the copy of the content item comprises storing the copy of the content item in a file system folder of the computing device that is configured for synchronization with the content item collection represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein at least two content item collections, of the plurality of content item collections, are associated with two different user accounts held with the content management system.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the content item collection to which the copy of the content item is assigned is a virtual collection.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, the first application further comprising instructions for:

based on metadata for the content item, selecting the plurality of content item collections for inclusion in a set of a plurality of content item collections to be represented, on the touch screen display, in the first application state, by content item collection indicators.

21. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the first application opens and enters the first application state, in response to performance of the earlier touch gesture.

22. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the first touch gesture and the earlier touch gesture are the same type of touch gesture.

23. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, the first application further comprising instructions for:

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, assigning the copy of the content item to the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the one content item collection indicator to which the first touch gesture is directed.

24. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein each content item collection indicator, of the plurality of content item collection indicators, visually indicates a name of the content item collection, of the plurality of content item collections, represented by the each content item collection indicator.