IP Library Granted Patent US 12,488,036
Granted Patent B2
US 12,488,036 · App. 18/526,104 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Automatically generating a summary of objects being shared

Inventors: Xintong Liu (Sunnyvale, CA); Hao Li (San Mateo, CA); Salvador Martinez (Yukon, OK)
Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
G06F16/345G06F21/6209G06F40/186H04L51/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,488,036
App. No.
18/526,104
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present technology addresses a need in the art for providing additional context to a recipient receiving a shared object(s). Sharing messages are generally limited to a brief statement indicating that a user account has shared the object(s). The present technology can automatically create a summary for an object(s) to be shared. Moreover, the present technology provides a user interface that is part of a sharing process for the creation of the summary so that the creation of the summary is very convenient for the user, and can even be completely automatic. Additionally, the present technology includes carefully engineered prompts that result in summaries that are appropriate for the sharing context in which they are intended.

Claims (37)

1 . A method comprising:

causing to display, a sharing interface, the sharing interface including an option to include a summary of at least one object to be shared;

sending a prompt to a summary generation service to generate the summary of the at least one object to be shared, wherein the sending the prompt includes making at least a portion of the at least one object to be shared available to the summary generation service, wherein the prompt is based on a type of object in the at least one object to be shared and the prompt includes guidance to inform a recipient of sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of a permission granted to a recipient user account and audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object;

receiving a generated summary from the summary generation service; and

sharing the at least one object to be shared along with the generated summary from the summary generation service.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an interaction with a chatbot, wherein the sending the prompt to the summary generation service is a result of the interaction with the chatbot.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the interaction with the chatbot specifies the at least one object to be shared and sharing information, the sharing information includes the permission granted to the recipient user account.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prompt includes guidance regarding an audience context or a desired length of the summary.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated summary is included in a sharing note, the sharing note including a templatized portion and the generated summary, wherein the templatized portion includes sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of the permission granted to a recipient user account and the audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user account provided prompt to revise the generated summary after receiving the generated summary from the summary generation service;

sending the user account provided prompt to the summary generation service; and

receiving a revised version of the generated summary that has been revised based on the user account provided prompt.

7 . A computing system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the system to:

cause to display, a sharing interface, the sharing interface including an option to include a summary of at least one object to be shared;

send a prompt to a summary generation service to generate the summary of the at least one object to be shared, wherein the sending the prompt includes making at least a portion of the at least one object to be shared available to the summary generation service, wherein the prompt is based on a type of object in the at least one object to be shared and the prompt includes guidance to inform a recipient of sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of a permission granted to a recipient user account and audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object;

receive a generated summary from the summary generation service; and

share the at least one object to be shared along with the generated summary from the summary generation service.

8 . The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further configure the system to:

receive an interaction with a chatbot, wherein the sending the prompt to the summary generation service is a result of the interaction with the chatbot.

9 . The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the interaction with the chatbot specifies the at least one object to be shared and sharing information, the sharing information includes the permission granted to the recipient user account.

10 . The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the prompt includes the guidance regarding an audience context or a desired length of the summary.

11 . The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the generated summary is included in a sharing note, the sharing note include a templatized portion and the generated summary, wherein the templatized portion includes sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of the permission granted to a recipient user account and the audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object.

12 . The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further configure the system to:

receive a user account provided prompt to revise the generated summary after receiving the generated summary from the summary generation service;

send the user account provided prompt to the summary generation service; and

receive a revised version of the generated summary that has been revised based on the user account provided prompt.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer to:

cause to display, a sharing interface, the sharing interface including an option to include a summary of at least one object to be shared;

send a prompt to a summary generation service to generate the summary of the at least one object to be shared, wherein the sending the prompt includes making at least a portion of the at least one object to be shared available to the summary generation service, wherein the prompt is based on a type of object in the at least one object to be shared and the prompt includes guidance to inform a recipient of sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of a permission granted to a recipient user account and audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object;

receive a generated summary from the summary generation service; and

share the at least one object to be shared along with the generated summary from the summary generation service.

14 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the prompt includes the guidance regarding an audience context or a desired length of the summary.

15 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the generated summary is included in a sharing note, the sharing note include a templatized portion and the generated summary, wherein the templatized portion includes sharing information, the sharing information includes at least one of a permission granted to a recipient user account and audience information pertaining to other user accounts that have access to the at least one object.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2024
From: DROPBOX, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069604/0611 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: LIU, XINTONG; LI, HAO; MARTINEZ, SALVADOR
To: DROPBOX, INC.
Reel/Frame 065731/0386 →
Continuity (1)
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