US 12,242,507 B2
Mobile platform file and folder selection functionalities for offline access and synchronization
Michael Smith, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Box, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Box, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,005.
Application 18/499,005 is a continuation of application No. 18/058,511, filed on Nov. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,853,320.
Application 18/058,511 is a continuation of application No. 17/163,909, filed on Feb. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,537,630, issued on Dec. 27, 2022.
Application 17/163,909 is a continuation of application No. 15/685,111, filed on Aug. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,909,141, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 15/685,111 is a continuation of application No. 13/689,544, filed on Nov. 29, 2012, granted, now 9,773,051, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/568,430, filed on Dec. 8, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/564,425, filed on Nov. 29, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0176801 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/176 (2019.01); G06F 16/178 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/27 (2019.01) [G06F 16/176 (2019.01); G06F 16/1787 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing content items of cloud-based collaboration platform for offline access on a client device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the cloud-based collaboration platform, from the client device, a selection of the one or more folders or sub-folders for offline access, wherein the one or more folders or sub-folders are hosted by the cloud-based collaboration platform;
sending, from the cloud-based collaboration platform, to the client device, the one or more folders or sub-folders for offline access;
receiving, by the cloud-based collaboration platform, a synchronization request from the client device;
identifying, by the cloud-based collaboration platform, that at least one of the one or more folders or sub-folders contains at least one file that has an out-of-date synchronization status;
identifying, by the cloud-based collaboration platform, that at least one of the one or more folders or sub-folders has a current synchronization status; and
sending, by the cloud-based collaboration platform, to the client device, a message indicating a timestamp when each of the at least one of the one or more folders or sub-folders having a current synchronization status was updated or downloaded.