Patents by Inventor Albert J. Treat

Albert J. Treat has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating an electronic announcement for display in a group-based communication interface
    Patent number: 11750539
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for generating an electronic group-based announcement in a group-based communication system. The methods further correspond to receiving an electronic group-based announcement request associated with a user identifier and identifying one or more selected group-based communication channels of the plurality of group-based communication channels associated with the user identifier used to facilitate access control for the electronic group-based announcement in the group-based communication system. The methods further include transmitting the electronic group-based announcement for rendering within group-based communication channel interfaces associated with the identified one or more selected group-based communication channels or an announcement interface element of the group-based communication system, wherein the electronic group-based announcement is rendered based at least in part on publish control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert J. Treat, Airat Aminev
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DISPLAY IN A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20210243142
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for generating an electronic group-based announcement in a group-based communication system. The methods further correspond to receiving an electronic group-based announcement request associated with a user identifier and identifying one or more selected group-based communication channels of the plurality of group-based communication channels associated with the user identifier used to facilitate access control for the electronic group-based announcement in the group-based communication system. The methods further include transmitting the electronic group-based announcement for rendering within group-based communication channel interfaces associated with the identified one or more selected group-based communication channels or an announcement interface element of the group-based communication system, wherein the electronic group-based announcement is rendered based at least in part on publish control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Albert J. Treat, Airat Aminev