Collection folder for collecting file submissions

US10091296B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dropbox, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mindy Zhang · San Francisco, US
• Alon Levi · San Francisco, US
• Brandon Souba · San Francisco, US
• Angela Li · San Francisco, US
• Erik Goldman · San Francisco, US
• Mihnea Cezar Giurgea · San Francisco, US
• Aadil Sarfani · San Francisco, US
• Alex Embiricos · San Francisco, US
• Joshua Puckett · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.