Andrew James Long

US Patent:

20180191661, Jul 5, 2018

Filed:

Feb 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/901025

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
David Barshow - Menlo Park CA, US
Scott Cannon - Mountain View CA, US
Adam Cue - San Francisco CA, US
Steven Flory - Los Altos CA, US
Steven Kabbes - Mountain View CA, US
Andrew Steven Long - San Jose CA, US
Michael Roeder - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

Abstract:

A system and method for synchronizing messages between client application instances and a message service provider includes a connection service communicatively coupled to a plurality of client messaging application instances; a first intermediary transfer layer with an inbound message data queue that queues message updates of a client application instance and an outbound message data queue that queues message updates and notifications from a mailbox service layer; a mailbox service layer communicatively coupled to the connection service through the first intermediary transfer layer; a second intermediary transfer layer with an mailbox message data queue that contains queued message data directed at the mailbox service layer and a message service data queue that contains queued message updates directed at a message service layer; and a message service layer configured for message interactions with an outside message service provider.

US Patent:

20140143358, May 22, 2014

Filed:

Nov 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/084142

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
David Barshow - Menlo Park CA, US
Scott Cannon - Mountain View CA, US
Adam Cue - San Francisco CA, US
Steven Flory - Los Altos CA, US
Steven Kabbes - Mountain View CA, US
Andrew Steven Long - San Jose CA, US
Michael Roeder - Oakland CA, US

Assignee:

Dropbox, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A system and method for synchronizing messages between client application instances and a message service provider includes a connection service communicatively coupled to a plurality of client messaging application instances; a first intermediary transfer layer with an inbound message data queue that queues message updates of a client application instance and an outbound message data queue that queues message updates and notifications from a mailbox service layer; a mailbox service layer communicatively coupled to the connection service through the first intermediary transfer layer; a second intermediary transfer layer with an mailbox message data queue that contains queued message data directed at the mailbox service layer and a message service data queue that contains queued message updates directed at a message service layer; and a message service layer configured for message interactions with an outside message service provider.