Dropbox’s patented technology allows for a highly flexible content management system with robust access control mechanisms. The method involves determining user access to data based on permission statements of object ancestors, ensuring efficient data retrieval and maintenance. GlobalData’s report on Dropbox gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Dropbox, File server virtualization was a key innovation area identified from patents. Dropbox's grant share as of May 2024 was 55%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Access control system for content management with efficient data structure
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US12001574B2) outlines a method for determining if a user account can access data related to a specific object ID. The method involves identifying a list of ancestors of the object ID, obtaining permission statements for each ancestor and the object ID, ordering these statements based on inheritance properties, and iterating through them until access is granted or denied.
Furthermore, the patent details the process of recursively determining ancestors, discarding permission statements with specific inheritance properties, and arranging statements in a specific order based on inheritance properties like "first" and "last." The patent also covers scenarios where certain permission statements can be non-suppressible or suppressible, affecting subsequent statements in the ordered list. Additionally, the patent extends to a computer-readable medium and a system implementing the method, providing a comprehensive approach to managing access permissions efficiently and effectively.
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