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Search interface for an online content management system

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-08-28
DROPBOX
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The patent describes a system that allows a user's phone to search a content management system and find information associated with them. This information is then returned to the user's phone so they can interact with it.

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Unfortunately, no way presently exists for such an email client to obtain information about content items associated with the user.

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[0010]The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present embodiments, and is provided in the context of a particular application and its requirements. Various modifications to the disclosed embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present embodiments. Thus, the present embodiments are not limited to the embodiments shown, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.

[0011]The data structures and code described in this detailed description are typically stored on a computer-readable storage medium, which may be any device or medium that can store code and / or data for use by a computer system. The computer-readable storage medium includes, but is not limited to, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, magneti...

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Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates searching an online content management system for content items associated with a user. During operation, the system receives a call from a client application at a search interface in the online content management system, wherein the client application is operating on behalf of the user. In response to the call, the system performs a lookup in a per-user index within the online content management system, wherein the per-user index facilitates looking up information about content items associated with the user in the online content management system. The system then returns the information obtained during the lookup to the client application. The client application can then use the retrieved information to facilitate an interaction between the client application and the user.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field[0002]The disclosed embodiments generally relate to online content management systems. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments relate to a search interface that facilitates searching an online content management system and possibly other storage repositories for content items associated with a user.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]Users often store content items, such as files or photographs, in a synced, online content management system, such as the Dropbox™ service, which is offered by Dropbox, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif. In many cases it is useful for an application that is being operated by a user to be able to access these content items. For example, an email client may be asked by a user to attach a content item to an email message. Unfortunately, no way presently exists for such an email client to obtain information about content items associated with the user. So, at present, the user must manually navigate through a file system to locate a content it...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30424G06F16/168G06F16/41
Inventor LYNCH, SEANFUSHMAN, ILYA
Owner DROPBOX
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