Authenticated server views

• US 9,912,651 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Larabie-Belanger, Maxime, Tian, Sang, Kaplan, Joshua, Raffo, Eduardo Escardo
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Thanhnga B
• Application Number:
  US14/881,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20170104743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 709217, 709203, 709218, 709219, 709229, 726 7, 726 4, 726 3, 715800, 715234, 715274, 715700, 715764, 715781, 715788, 713168, 713171
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

An example computer implemented method to create an authenticated server view includes sending a client secret to an online-synchronized content management system and receiving an authentication key. The example method can then include generating a server view of the online-synchronized content management system using instantiation data. The instantiation data can include a resource address and the authentication key. The server view can be configured to request server elements from the online-synchronized content management system using the instantiation data and render the server elements.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accessing a client secret and an authentication key, wherein the client secret is associated with a set of account privileges associated with an online-synchronized content management system, and wherein the authentication key is associated with a subset of the set of account privileges;

generating a server view of the online-synchronized content management system using instantiation data, the instantiation data including the authentication key;

transmitting a request for server elements from the online-synchronized content management system using the authentication key;

receiving the server elements from the online-synchronized content management system; and

rendering the server elements.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising

sending the client secret to the online-synchronized content management system;

and

receiving the authentication key.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

initiating an application programming interface (API) transaction with the online-synchronized content management system using the client secret.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1,

wherein the set of account privileges are associated with a user account for the online-synchronized content management system.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the server view stores the authentication key in a browser cookie, transmits the request for the server elements, receives the server elements from the online-synchronized content management system, and renders the server elements.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the server view is performed in response to receiving a notification that there is updated content available to display.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the updated content includes a user comment associated with a content item hosted on the online-synchronized content management system.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering program elements within a window; and

determining that a portion of the window should be populated by server elements, the portion of the window having a portion width and a portion height;

wherein the server view is configured to render the server elements within the portion of the window using the portion width and the portion height.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the server view contains a sharing interface, the sharing interface facilitating sharing of content items stored on the online-synchronized content management system.

10. A computer-readable medium storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to:

access a client secret and an authentication key, wherein the client secret is associated with a set of account privileges associated with an online-synchronized content management system, and wherein the authentication key is associated with a subset of the set of account privileges;

generate a server view of the online-synchronized content management system using instantiation data, the instantiation data including the authentication key;

transmit a request for server elements from the online-synchronized content management system using the authentication key;

receive the server elements from the online-synchronized content management system; and

render the server elements.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable instructions further cause the computer to:

send the client secret to the online-synchronized content management system; and

receive the authentication key.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the server view is further configured to:

display an indicator indicating that the server elements are not yet available for display; and

detect that the server elements are available for display before rendering the server elements.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the instantiation data further includes a localization preference and the server elements contains content configured for the localization.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein generating the server view is performed in response to receiving a notification that there is updated content available to display.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the updated content includes a user comment associated with a content item hosted on the online-synchronized content management system.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable instructions further cause the computer to:

render program elements within a window; and

determine that a portion of the window should be populated by server elements, the portion of the window having a portion width and a portion height;

wherein the server view is configured to render the server elements within the portion of the window using the portion width and the portion height.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the server view contains a sharing interface, the sharing interface facilitating sharing of content items stored on the online-synchronized content management system.

18. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium; and

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

access a client secret and an authentication key, wherein the client secret is associated with a set of account privileges associated with an online-synchronized content management system, and wherein the authentication key is associated with a subset of the set of account privileges;

generate a server view of the online-synchronized content management system using instantiation data, the instantiation data including the authentication key;

transmit a request for server elements from the online-synchronized content management system using the authentication key;

receive the server elements from the online-synchronized content management system; and

render the server elements.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the instantiation data further includes a localization preference and the server elements contains content configured for the localization.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein generating the server view is performed in response to receiving a notification that there is updated content available to display, wherein the updated content includes a user comment associated with a content item hosted on an online-synchronized content management system.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable instructions are further effective to cause the system to:

render program elements within a window; and

determine that a portion of the window should be populated by server elements, the portion of the window having a portion width and a portion height;

wherein the server view is configured to render the server elements within the portion of the window using the portion width and the portion height.