Dropbox, Inc.

Aadil Sarfani

Mindy Zhang

Joshua Puckett

Jacob Hurwitz

Huy Nguyen

Brandon Souba

Stefano Cayre

Angela Li

Alon Levi

Alexander Embiricos

Mihnea Cezar Giurgea

Erik Goldman

Alex Embiricos

Genevieve Sheehan

James C Harvey

Viraj Mody

Yuran Lu

Darius Contractor

Nick Rolph

A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.

Collection folder for collecting file submissions

A system and method for increasing user engagement with an online service. The system includes a contextual instruction tool that teaches users about features of the online service. The system provides instruction according to different contexts of a user's interaction on their device. The instructions to the user may be in near-real time to the interaction or sometime after the interaction.

Method and system for an adaptive contextual instruction tool

An example computer implemented method to automatically download and install a second application can include a first application detecting that a condition has occurred. This first application can be preinstalled by the original equipment manufacturer. The first application can then present an interface for signing in to or signing up for a service. The first application can then download and install the second application. This downloading and installation can occur in the background without requiring user interaction. The second application can be a client application for the service and the first application can pass a token with login credentials to the second application. This can allow the second application to be authenticated with the service without requiring a user to reenter the user's credentials.

Automated application installation

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