US 12,149,581 B2
Link file sharing and synchronization
Mike Lyons, New York, NY (US); and Shachar Binyamin, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to DROPBOX, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Dropbox, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/017,887.
Application 17/017,887 is a continuation of application No. 14/973,352, filed on Dec. 17, 2015, granted, now 10,785,282.
Prior Publication US 2020/0412793 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/02 (2022.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/06 (2013.01) [G06F 16/9558 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a request, from a user account caused by a user interaction with a webpage in a web browser, to store an address of a markup language network resource located at an Internet location outside of a content management system (CMS), the address being stored in a folder of content items in a cloud storage accessible by the user account comprising at least one type of content item that is not a link file type accessible via the webpage;
in response to the request, generating and storing a link file in the folder of content items, the link file including the address and content information associated with the address, wherein one or more client devices associated with the user account are synchronized to store a local version of the link file;
upon receiving a selection or activation of the link file in an interface of the CMS via an input from a client device, causing display of a preview of the content information of the address associated with the link file; and
causing the client device to render a content of the markup language network resource located at the Internet location.