Granted Patent B2

US 12,493,916 · App. 18/466,364 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Inventors: Daniel Bernard (San Francisco, CA); Eric Feng (San Francisco, CA); Marty Hu (San Francisco, CA); Veronica Zheng (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.

G06Q40/12H04L51/08

Abstract

Claims (88)

1 . A method comprising:

obtaining, at a content management system, a first content item and metadata associated with the first content item;

analyzing the first content item based, at least partly, on a keyword to provide a score reflecting a likelihood that the first content item is a candidate for processing as a first type of content, and adding, to the metadata of the first content item, information indicating whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content;

determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content based on the analyzing of the first content item;

responsive to determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content, presenting, by a client device, a user interface including a list area presenting a list of obtained content items including the first content item, the user interface including a user-operable control element placed within the list area, the user-operable control element indicating that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content;

detecting, by the client device, an operation of the user-operable control element to indicate that the first content item should be processed as the first type of content; and

in response to detecting the operation of the user-operable control element, causing the first content item to be processed using a first processing operation;

obtaining, at the client device, a second content item and metadata associated with the second content item.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the client device, a triggering condition based on the analyzing of the metadata of the first content item, the triggering condition including a comparison of at least one content-item characteristic of the first content item with content-item characteristics of future content items;

presenting, by the client device, a prompt to establish a rule to process the future content items based on the triggering condition; and

in response to receiving a user input indicating that the rule should be established, sending, by the client device, a further instruction to the content management system to establish the rule.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

obtaining, at the client device, a second content item and metadata associated with the second content item;

analyzing, by the client device, the second content item to determine how to process the second content item;

determining, by the client device, that the second content item triggers the triggering condition; and

based on the second content item triggering the triggering condition, causing, by the client device, the second content item to be processed using the first processing operation.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content, adding, by the client device, to the metadata of the first content item the triggering condition and an indication that the first content item should be processed as the first type of content.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing, by the client device, the metadata of the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

detecting a presence of keywords in a subject line, body, or attachment to the electronic message.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing, by the client device, the metadata of the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

identifying a sender of the electronic message; and

determining that the sender of the electronic message is associated with the first type of content.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first type of content is a receipt and the first processing operation include a receipt parsing operation.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes a computing system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a first content item and metadata associated with the first content item;

analyzing the first content item based, at least partly, on a keyword to provide a score reflecting a likelihood that the first content item is a candidate for processing as a first type of content, and adding, to the metadata of the first content item, information indicating whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content;

determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content based on the analyzing of the first content item;

responsive to determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content, presenting a user interface including a list area presenting a list of obtained content items including the first content item, the user interface including a user-operable control element placed within the list area, the user-operable control element indicating that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content;

detecting operation of the user-operable control element to indicate that the first content item should be processed as the first type of content; and

in response to detecting the operation of the user-operable control element, sending an instruction to process the first content item using a first processing operation.

9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

determining a triggering condition based on the analyzing of the metadata of the first content item, the triggering condition including a comparison of at least one content-item characteristic of the first content item with content-item characteristics of future content items;

presenting a prompt to establish a rule to process the future content items based on the triggering condition; and

in response to receiving a user input indicating that the rule should be established, sending a further instruction to a content management system to establish the rule.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a second content item and second metadata associated with the second content item;

analyzing the second content item to determine how to process the second content item;

determining that the second content item triggers the triggering condition; and

based on the second content item triggering the triggering condition, causing the second content item to be processed using the first processing operation.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content, adding to the metadata of the first content item the triggering condition and an indication that the first content item should be processed as the first type of content.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:

the first type of content is a receipt and the first processing operation include a receipt parsing operation.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing the metadata of the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

detecting a presence of keywords in a subject line, body, or attachment to the electronic message.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing the metadata of the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

identifying a sender of the electronic message; and

determining that the sender of the electronic message is associated with the first type of content.

15 . A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory having programming instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform operations comprising:

identifying a first content item;

analyzing the first content item based, at least partly, on a keyword to provide a score reflecting a likelihood that the first content item is a candidate for processing as a first type of content;

determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content based on the analyzing the first content item;

responsive to determining that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content, presenting a user interface including a list area presenting a list of obtained content items including the first content item, the user interface including a user-operable control element placed within the list area, the user-operable control element indicating that the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content;

detecting an operation of the user-operable control element to indicate that the first content item should be processed as the first type of content; and

in response to detecting the operation of the user-operable control element, causing the first content item to be processed using a first processing operation.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a triggering condition based on the analyzing of the metadata of the first content item, the triggering condition including a comparison of at least one content-item characteristic of the first content item with content-item characteristics of future content items;

presenting a prompt to establish a rule to process the future content items based on the triggering condition; and

in response to receiving a user input indicating that the rule should be established, sending a further instruction to a content management system to establish the rule.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a second content item;

analyzing the second content item to determine how to process the second content item;

determining that the second content item triggers the triggering condition; and

based on the second content item triggering the triggering condition, causing the second content item to be processed using the first processing operation.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:

the first type of content is a receipt and the first processing operation include a receipt parsing operation.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

detecting a presence of keywords in a subject line, body, or attachment to the electronic message.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:

the first content item as an electronic message from a messaging service, and

analyzing the first content item to determine whether the first content item is the candidate for processing as the first type of content comprises:

identifying a sender of the electronic message; and

determining that the sender of the electronic message is associated with the first type of content.

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