Facilitating access to content from group interactions

• US 10,235,504 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Homsany, Ramsey
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Kyung H
• Application Number:
  US15/466,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20170310620A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2861 Point-to-multipoint connection from the data network to the subscribers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2885 Arrangements interfacing with optical systems optical network equipment H04B10/00; optical multiplexers H04J14/05 and H04J14/07
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates access to content. During operation, the system detects uploading of the content within a group interaction among a set of users. Next, the system aggregates the content into a centralized location. Finally, the system enables access to the content at the centralized location by one or more of the users.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting uploading of content during a group interaction among a set of users;

in response to detecting the uploading of the content, automatically determining a first group of users based on the group interaction;

in response to determining the first group of users, automatically transferring, aggregating and storing the content of the group interaction into a centralized location;

enabling access to the content at the centralized location by one or more of the users in the first group of users; and

sharing the content at the centralized location with other users associated with the one or more of the users based on one or more criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria includes one or more preferences associated with the set of users and the other users.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a source of the content.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a type of the content.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a group interaction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria includes a relationship of the other users with the one or more of the users.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria includes a set of permissions associated with the set of users and the other users.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes;

detecting uploading of content during a group interaction among a set of users;

in response to detecting the uploading of the content, automatically determining a first group of users based on the group interaction;

in response to determining the first group of users, automatically transferring, aggregating and storing the content of the group interaction into a centralized location;

enabling access to the content at the centralized location by one or more of the users in the first group of users; and

sharing the content at the centralized location with other users associated with the one or more of the users based on one or more criteria.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more criteria includes one or more preferences associated with the set of users and the other users.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a source of the content.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a type of the content.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a group interaction.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more criteria includes a relationship of the other users with the one or more of the users.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more criteria includes a set of permissions associated with the set of users and the other users.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

detecting uploading of content during a group interaction among a set of users;

in response to detecting the uploading of the content, automatically determining a first group of users based on the group interaction;

in response to determining the first group of users, automatically transferring, aggregating and storing the content of the group interaction into a centralized location;

enabling access to the content at the centralized location by one or more of the users in the first group of users; and

sharing the content at the centralized location with other users associated with the one or more of the users based on one or more criteria.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more criteria includes one or more preferences associated with the set of users and the other users.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a source of the content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a type of the content.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more criteria includes filtering the content based on the one or more preferences with respect to a group interaction.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more criteria includes a relationship of the other users with the one or more of the users.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more criteria includes a set of permissions associated with the set of users and the other users.