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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Box, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael Smith, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Benjamin Campbell Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
Simon Tan, Daly City, CA (US);
Rico Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
Box, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for using a third-party application to access or edit a file within a cloud-based environment within a cloud-based platform or environment. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to a request to access the content in the cloud-based environment, providing the third-party application with a login view to verify an identity of a user. The login view is generated from a server hosting the environment. The method further includes, upon the verification of the user's identity, providing the requested content to the third-party application.