Application recommendation using automatically synchronized shared folders

• US 9,501,762 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2013
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Babenko, Boris, Ibrishimov, Emil
• Primary Examiner(s): Vincent, David
• Application Number:
  US13/868,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,309 Days
• Field of Search: 706/12, 706/45, 706/62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Various embodiments of the disclosed technology can obtain information about associations between users (e.g., user accounts) of a content management system and applications compatible with the content management system. Various embodiments can also obtain information about a plurality of attributes associated with usage of the content management system by the users (e.g., user accounts). In some embodiments, the attributes can include a device property, a usage pattern, an account property, a content item property, a profile property, a preference property, or a domain property. Moreover, data about social connections of the users (e.g., user accounts) can also be obtained. Based, at least in part, on at least one of the information about the associations, the information about the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections, one or more applications can be recommended to a selected user (e.g., a selected user account).

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for application recommendation comprising:

obtaining information about associations between a plurality of user accounts of a synchronized content management system and a plurality of applications compatible with the synchronized content management system, the information indicating a level of engagement at each user account in the plurality of user accounts with respect to each application in the plurality of applications;

obtaining a plurality of attributes associated with each user account in the plurality of user accounts, the plurality of attributes providing information related to usage of the synchronized content management system at each user account;

obtaining data about social connections associated with the plurality of user accounts, the data about the social connections indicating content items shared among the plurality of user accounts using at least one synchronized shared folder via the synchronized content management system, wherein changes to the content items within the at least one synchronized shared folder are automatically synchronized;

generating a predictive model using at least one of the information about the associations, the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections; and

recommending one or more applications compatible with the synchronized content management system to a selected user account outside the plurality of user accounts, the recommending being based, at least in part, on the predictive model.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the usage of the synchronized content management system at each user account comprises at least one of information about a device used with each user account to interact with the synchronized content management system, information about content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system, information about each user account of the synchronized content management system, user profile information associated with each user account, or preference information associated with each user account.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the information about the device indicates at least one of a type of the device, an operating system running on the device, or an identification for the device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the information about the content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system indicates at least one of a quantity of content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system, a quantity of content items shared by each user account using the synchronized content management system, content types for the content items associated with each user account, content types for the content items shared by each user account, content sizes for the content items associated with each user account, or content sizes for the content items shared by each user account.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information about the associations is represented using a matrix data structure comprising a plurality of cells, each cell specifying the level of engagement for a particular user account in the plurality of user accounts with respect to a particular application in the plurality of applications.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the usage of the synchronized content management system at each user account is represented using a matrix data structure comprising a plurality of cells, each cell providing a detail associated with a particular user account in the plurality of user accounts in relation to a particular attribute in the plurality of attributes.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the detail includes at least one of a device property, a usage pattern, an account property, a content item property, a profile property, a preference property, or a domain property.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data about the social connections is represented using a graph data structure comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of user accounts, wherein a first node in the plurality of nodes corresponds to a first user account in the plurality of user accounts, wherein a second node in the plurality of nodes corresponds to a second user account in the plurality of user accounts, and wherein the first node and the second node are connected by an edge when the first user account and the second user account have shared content.

9. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable medium; and

computer readable instructions, stored on the computer readable medium, that when executed by the processor are effective to cause the system to;

obtain information about associations between a plurality of user accounts of a synchronized content management system and a plurality of applications for the synchronized content management system;

obtain a plurality of attributes associated with each user account in the plurality of user accounts, the plurality of attributes being related to usage of the synchronized content management system at each user account;

obtain data about social connections associated with the plurality of user accounts, the data about social connections indicating content items shared among the plurality of user accounts using at least one synchronized shared folder via the synchronized content management system, wherein changes to the content items within the at least one synchronized shared folder are automatically synchronized; and

determine a recommendation for one or more applications for a selected user account based, at least in part, on at least one of the information about the associations, the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the system to further produce a classification model configured to identify correlations between the plurality of user accounts and the plurality of applications, wherein the classification model is produced based, at least in part, on at least one of the information about the associations, the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections, and wherein the determining of the recommendation for the one or more applications for the selected user account is based, at least in part, on the classification model.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the system to further provide the selected user account with access to the one or more applications, the access being provided via at least one of an electronic marketplace or a communication directed to the selected user account.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of attributes comprises at least one of information about a device used with each user account to interact with the synchronized content management system, information about content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system, information about each user account of the synchronized content management system, user profile information associated with each user account, or preference information associated with each user account.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information about the device indicates at least one of a type of the device, an operating system running on the device, or an identification for the device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the information about the content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system indicates at least one of a quantity of content items associated with each user account and stored at the synchronized content management system, a quantity of content items shared by each user account using the synchronized content management system, content types for the content items associated with each user account, content types for the content items shared by each user account, content sizes for the content items associated with each user account, or content sizes for the content items shared by each user account.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:

obtaining information about associations between a plurality of user accounts of a synchronized content management system and a plurality of applications for the synchronized content management system;

obtaining a plurality of attributes associated with each user account in the plurality of user accounts, the plurality of attributes being related to usage of the synchronized content management system at each user account;

obtaining data about social connections associated with the plurality of user accounts, the data about social connections indicating content items shared among the plurality of user accounts using at least one synchronized shared folder via the synchronized content management system, wherein changes to the content items within the at least one synchronized shared folder are automatically synchronized; and

determining a recommendation for one or more applications for a selected user account based, at least in part, on at least one of the information about the associations, the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

producing a classification model configured to identify correlations between the plurality of user accounts and the plurality of applications, wherein the classification model is produced based, at least in part, on at least one of the information about the associations, the plurality of attributes, or the data about the social connections, and wherein the determining of the recommendation for the one or more applications for the selected user account is based, at least in part, on the classification model.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the information about the associations is represented using a matrix data structure comprising a plurality of cells, each cell specifying a level of interactivity for a particular user account in the plurality of user accounts with respect to a particular application in the plurality of applications.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of attributes is stored in a matrix data structure comprising a plurality of cells, each cell providing a detail associated with a particular user account in the plurality of user accounts in relation to a particular attribute in the plurality of attributes.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the detail includes at least one of a device property, a usage pattern, an account property, a content item property, a profile property, a preference property, or a domain property.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data about the social connections is represented using a graph data structure comprising a plurality of nodes corresponding to the plurality of user accounts, wherein a first node in the plurality of nodes corresponds to a first user account in the plurality of user accounts, wherein a second node in the plurality of nodes corresponds to a second user account in the plurality of user accounts, and wherein the first node and the second node are connected by an edge when the first user account and the second user account have shared content.