Box Assigned Two Patents

Management of cloud-based shared content using predictive cost modeling
Box. Inc., Redwood City, CA, has been assigned a patent (11,223,528) developed by Schulz, Randall Roy, Mountain View, CA, and Storer, Mark, Redwood City, CA, for a “management of cloud-based shared content using predictive cost modeling.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems and methods for managing content in a cloud-based service platform. A method embodiment operates over storage content objects stored in storage devices in a cloud-based shared content management system. The method commences upon identifying a source object and identifying derivative objects that are generated based properties of the source object. After a time, candidate eviction objects are identified. One form of analysis is performed over source objects and another form of analysis is performed over derivative objects. Derivative objects are classified using the analysis, which classification is used to determine object management commands associated with the derivative object such as to remove the derivative object from one storage location (e.g., in a high-performance storage filer) and relocate it to another (e.g., lower cost) storage location. Based on the analysis, a derivative object might be deleted completely and then regenerated at a later time if/when needed.”

The patent application was filed on filed: January 27, 2017 (15/418,566).

Sharing dynamically changing units of cloud-based content
Box. Inc., Redwood City, CA, has been assigned a patent (11,153,328) developed by Bond, Michael David Charles, Mountain View, CA, for “sharing dynamically changing units of cloud-based content.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems for managing multiple shared content objects using access tokens that cover the multiple shared content objects are disclosed. A method commences upon assigning the shared content objects to have individual permissions grantable to two or more users. A user configures a shareable unit to include attributes that describe a plurality of constituent shared content objects stored on one or more storage devices in the cloud-based storage system. An administrator or other user configures allow/deny access privileges to the shareable unit. Upon receiving a request from a user to access the shareable unit, a single access token is generated to provide access to the shared content objects that comprise the shareable unit. Ongoing access to the shareable unit is accomplished using the single access token, without the need to provision an access token or tokens pertaining to individual ones of the constituent shared content objects of the shareable unit.”

The patent application was filed on filed: November 14, 2019 (16/684,365).