Patents Assigned to Slack Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11769498
    Abstract: A computer implemented method that includes receiving a group-based audio feed for an on-going group-based communication session, the audio feed comprising a plurality of sub-feeds, each sub-feed received from a respective client user participating in the group-based communication session and comprising a plurality of sequential audio snippets; converting the audio snippets from the plurality of sub-feeds into text strings using a speech recognition engine; and causing display, to each of the respective client users while the group-based communication session is occurring, of a group-based communication session interface comprising the text strings so that the text strings are simultaneously displayed in real-time to each of the respective client users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Locascio, Lynsey Haynes, Jahanzeb Sherwani, Jason DiCioccio
  • Patent number: 11729228
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes displaying first content within an interface of a group-based communication channel of a group-based communication platform on a first user device associated with a member of the group-based communication channel; receiving a request from the first user device to share the first content outside of the group-based communication platform; in response to the request from the first user device, generating a link to the first content for sharing outside of the group-based communication platform; receiving a request to view the first content from a second user device, wherein the request to view the first content originated outside of the group-based communication platform and is associated with the link; and displaying the first content on the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Britton Jamison
  • Patent number: 11636260
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided configured for parsing and formatting a message in a group-based communication interface. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor(s) configured to receive an input string generated through user engagement of the group-based communication interface. The processor is also configured to parse the input string to identify a structured format string. The processor is further configured to, in a circumstance where the structured format trigger is identified in the input string, apply a structured format to the input string to generate a structured message object for rendering to the group-based communication interface. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen, Christopher Montrois
  • Patent number: 11228871
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a communications apparatus and associated methods configured for managing user identification queries. The communication apparatus is configured to receive a user identification query comprising a requesting user identifier and a target user identifier, compare the target user identifier to a user status cache associated with the requesting user identifier to determine a known status, an unknown status, or a pending status, and cause rendering of a known user identification interface or a limited user identification interface. In some embodiments, the communication apparatus is configured to transmit a client device hold instruction in response to determining the pending status for the target user identifier with respective to a given requesting user identifier. Various embodiments discussed herein mediate and resolve voluminous user identification queries through a specially configured group-based caching service and associated system architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Klym, Venkatraju Venkatanaranappa, Michael Demmer
  • Patent number: 11223590
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Patent number: 11223493
    Abstract: Creating a shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform is described. A shared communication channel generation request associated with a first organization identifier and a second organization identifier can be received from a first client associated with the first organization identifier. A shared communication channel acceptance request can be sent to a second client associated with the second organization identifier. Based at least in part on receiving a shared communication channel acceptance notification, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance notification includes an electronic approval to associate the shared communication channel identifier with the first organization identifier and the second organization identifier, transmitting, to each of the first client and the second client, a shared group-based communication channel interface of the shared communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Jin, Sean Rose, Myles Grant, Elizabeth Johnston, Andrew King
  • Patent number: 11206231
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow members of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels. The group-based communication interface is configured to relegate selected group-based messaging communications to a separate display pane, where additional messaging communications can be received, thereby maintaining a focused selected group-based communication channel. The selected group-based communication channel is updated to indicate that the selected group-based messaging communications was relegated to a separate display pane, informing the channel members while also allowing the channel members to access the separate display pane if desired. Accordingly, the selected group-based communication interface provides for efficient and focused group-based communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rosania, Milo Watanabe, Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Neil Walker, Patrick Kane, Hubert Florin, Wayne Fan
  • Patent number: 11184400
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a group-based communication apparatus that is configured to enable end-users (e.g., non-admin users) to initiate, by way of client devices, generation of a shareable resource associated with a group-based communication resource identifier to efficiently authorize communication between client devices associated with different organization identifiers in group-based communication interfaces associated with a shared group-based communication resource identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Montazeri, Shanan Delp, Matthew Hodgins, Elizabeth Clemenson, Andrew Schmidt, Lauren Bosak Wagner, Joan Gamell Farre, Gregg Horton, Yingyu Sun, Anna Kalkanis
  • Patent number: 11184159
    Abstract: Media, system, and method for providing encryption key management to a channel within a group-based communication system. The contents of the channel is encrypted according to the encryption key management policy of the organization to which the author of the content belongs and is stored in a data store. Responsive to a revocation request from a first organization, the encryption keys associated with any content in the channel submitted by the authors of said first organization may be revoked from a second organization, such that users of the second organization no longer have access to the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrei Drummond, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Elizabeth Clemenson
  • Patent number: 11178251
    Abstract: Managing organization disconnections from a shared resource of a communication platform is described. In a sharing approval repository of a communication platform, a shared resource can be associated with a host organization identifier and a non-host organization identifier. In an example, in response to receiving, from a user computing device associated with the host organization identifier or the non-host organization identifier, a resource disconnection request comprising a disconnecting organization identifier and a resource identifier associated with the shared resource, the sharing approval repository can be updated to add a disconnection indication for the resource identifier in association with the disconnecting organization identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Sullivan, Myles Grant, Michael Demmer, Shanan Delp, Sri Vasamsetti
  • Patent number: 11178088
    Abstract: Snippets of content associated with a communication platform are described. In an example, based at least in part on a determination, by the communication platform, that a user of the communication platform is permitted to access one or more snippets of content provided by one or more other users of the communication platform, causing one or more user interface elements associated with the one or more snippets of content to be presented via a user interface of a user computing device of the user. The communication platform can receive, from the user computing device, a request to view a snippet of content of the one or more snippets of content and can cause the snippet of content to be presented by the user computing device via the user interface associated with the communication platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Weiss, John Rodgers, Kevin Marshall, Anna Niess, Michael Hahn, Ibrahim Madha, Pedro Carmo, Michael Montazeri, Ethan Eismann
  • Patent number: 11166126
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a group-based communication system that is configured to generate a group-based communication interface comprising a priority pane, a last actions pane, and a missed pane. Each of the priority pane, the last actions pane, and the missed pane and configured for efficient positioning within a defined display window of a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Isaiah Greene, Jerry Talton, Noah Weiss, Michael Montazeri, Luis Tandalla, Anna Niess, Renaud Bourassa-Denis, Kyle Stetz
  • Patent number: 11139993
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that are configured to generate a predicted channel add object in an improved system of networked computing devices. The embodiments disclose an apparatus and system that provide channel invite suggestions. The channel invite suggestions comprise recommendations of users to invite to group-based communication channels. To provide the channel-invite suggestions, the group-based communication system generates a user-channel data structure that stores a plurality of values that capture relationships between users and group-based communication channels. The values may capture information regarding membership of a user in a group-based communication channel, starring of a group-based communication channel by a user, a level of activity of a user in a group-based communication channel, and a user's word usage in a group-based communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Renaud Bourassa-Denis, John Gallagher, Michael Montazeri, Paul Rosania, Jerry Talton
  • Patent number: 11138025
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing an interactive developer interface of a group-based communication system. Various examples are directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for consolidating application data associated with an application within a group-based communication interface. Various examples are directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for indexing processing actions associated with a plurality of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Hahn
  • Patent number: 11120400
    Abstract: Disclosed is a social networking system which provides personal pages for users and enables other users to modify the personal page of a given user. Generally, a given webpage is enabled to be collaboratively modified and edited by multiple users. In some embodiments, the owner of the personal page approves the trusted users and may define one or more rules that automatically define a trusted user. In some embodiments, rules for modifying/editing a social webpage may specify the type of operations users can perform on the page and may specify one or more potential target actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Clement Aldrich, Ryo Chijiiwa, Vu Hao Thi Truong, Michael Speiser
  • Patent number: 11115228
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery of individual profile telemetry within a group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime DeLanghe, Jenna Zeigen, Jonathan Katzur, Simon Favreau-Lessard, Noah Weiss, Renaud Bourassa-Denis
  • Patent number: 11115360
    Abstract: The example embodiments provided relate to a group-based communication system configured to categorize multiple communication messages in a workspace by determining one or more conversation primitive identifiers for each of the multiple communication messages. In some examples, the group-based communication system may group each of the multiple communication messages into one or more conversation segments based on the one or more conversation primitive identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Talton, Andrew S. Morrison, Japinder Singh, Jon Katzur, John Gallagher
  • Patent number: 11099726
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved group-based communication apparatus that is configured to efficiently manage group-based communication interfaces associated with one or more group-based communication workspaces. The group-based communication apparatus is configured to create and assign user-defined channel labels in association with one or more of a plurality of group-based communication channels. The user-defined channel labels may be displayed to a sidebar label focus interface component of a sidebar pane of the group-based communication interfaces. The user-defined channel labels may be combined with other data of the group-based communication workspaces to assemble one or more work graph data structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Montazeri, Kyle Stetz, Matthew Hodgins
  • Patent number: 11095657
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide for an improved, more efficient, and more stable system of networked computing devices. The embodiments disclose an apparatus and system that enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to access group-based communication objects of a group-based communication system. The apparatus and system further enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to take specific actions with regards to the group-based communication objects within the system. To accomplish the improvements, the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and computing devices maintain a record of the permissions granted to third party applications in a permissions table stored in a computer storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Meagan Gamache, Diogenes Brito, Buster Benson, Kefan Xie, Paul Matthew Jennings, Christopher Sullivan, Benjamin William Scholey Redman
  • Patent number: 11089095
    Abstract: Methods, media, and systems are disclosed for adding new users to a channel in a group-based communication system. The system receives a request to add new users to a channel. The system adds a new user by classifying the new user's email address domain as internal or external. If the domain is internal, the first user is added to the channel as a member, and if the domain is external, the user is prompted for a type of access for the new user. If the new user's access type is guest, the new user is added to the channel as a guest. If the type of access is shared, the channel is shared with an organization associated with the domain, and the new user is added as a member of the channel that has been shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Henkens, Britton Jamison, Yoav Sion