Patents Assigned to Slack Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 11216289
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for building and rendering a message user interface (UI) within a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system, where the message UI is rendered to a client device based on a customizable block configuration and on customizable block data that is received from an external application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liza Gurtin, Michael Hahn, Maria-Ivmer Real Kalalang, Elizabeth Catherine Harrigan, Jammie Mountz, Tianxuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210382590
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for reacting to a message in a communication platform. An exemplary method implemented at least in part by a user computing device of a user associated with a communication platform comprises: displaying the message in a message area; identifying, based on the message, one or more reactive emojis; displaying one or more graphical representations of the one or more reactive emojis; receiving, from a user, an input selecting a graphical representation of the one or more reactive graphical representations; in response to receiving the input, displaying a reaction to the message in a reaction area; and displaying a response input area for inputting a response to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew FONG, Mark CHRISTIAN
  • Patent number: 11194447
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide apparatuses, systems, and computer program products for group-based communication channel organization. In this regard, embodiments described herein are configured to enable group-based communication interfaces rendered with group-based communication channels organized into specific organized channel sets. A plurality of organized channel sets may be reorganized, and/or the associated channel set for each organized channel set may be reorganized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jaime Delanghe, Sufian Rhazi, Rosaleen Nguyen, Kevin Eder, Jaron Moore, Andrew Morrison, Rocio Aracely Delgado Regalado
  • Patent number: 11190368
    Abstract: Updates to data associated with a communication channel of which a user is not a current member are described herein. In an example, server(s) associated with a group-based communication platform can cause at least one communication channel to be presented via a user interface output via a display of a user computing device operable by a user. The user may not be a current member of the communication channel. The server(s) can receive a request to preview the communication channel and, based at least in part on receiving the request, can cause a preview of the communication channel to be presented via the user interface. The preview can present data associated with the communication channel via the user interface. The server(s) can send, to the user computing device, updated data associated with the communication channel while the preview is being presented via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lynsey Haynes, Serguei Mourachov, James Scheinblum, Vahakn Papazian, Christopher David Montrois
  • Patent number: 11184414
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for reservation management for client-initiated polling requests in a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Adams, Ryan Huber, Mark Christian, James Scheinblum
  • Publication number: 20210359873
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow users of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels and across group-based communication channels to provide relevant information to other users efficiently and effectively. Group-based messaging communications across the plurality of group-based communication channels can be channeled to specific receiver channels providing relevant information to users of the group-based communication interface thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of group-based messaging communications and the lifetime of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: 11175806
    Abstract: Utilizing message metadata for improving user interface presentation is described. In an example, a first message associated with first metadata and a second message associated with second metadata can be received via a group-based communication platform. Based at least in part on the first metadata and the second metadata, causing the first message and the second message to be presented in a message digest via a first portion of a user interface associated with the group-based communication platform. The message digest can be associated with an actuation mechanism and, in response to receiving an indication of an interaction with the actuation mechanism, the first message and the second message can be presented, separately, via a second portion of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lorilyn McCue, Kimberly Munoz, Zachariah Buechler, Michael Deng, Albert Treat, Ryan Mah, Sai Pinapati, Saurabh Sahni
  • Patent number: 11157483
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for digital content auditing in a group based communication repository, where the group based communication repository comprises a plurality of enterprise-based digital content objects organized among a plurality of group-based communication channels. In one embodiment, a computing entity or apparatus is configured to receive an enterprise audit request, where the enterprise audit request comprises an audit credential and digital content object retrieval parameters. The apparatus is further configured to determine if the audit credential satisfies an enterprise authentication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brenda Jin, Britton Jamison
  • Patent number: 11159476
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for programmatically managing email data integration between an external email resource associated with a group-based communication system user and a group-based communication system are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roland Schemers, James McPhail, Matthew Wahl, San Oo
  • Patent number: 11153249
    Abstract: Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for programmatically managing limited engagement by an external email resource entity with a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roland Schemers, James McPhail, Matthew Wahl, Britton Jamison, San Oo
  • Patent number: 11153377
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, method, and system for inviting a plurality of users to a group-based communication channel within a group-based communication system. The plurality of users are invited by transmitting a respective plurality of invitations to the users upon a sending user instruction. The outcome of a user accepting an invitation may be determined based on an approval privilege of the user and a status of the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Henkens, Jacquelyn Rocca, Samir Ketema
  • Patent number: 11153293
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media for linking identify information between a group-based communication system and an external application based on a user authorization to share credentials. After sharing the user's credentials, the user may be authenticated with the external application and user data from the group-based communication system may be shared with the external application. Additionally, a preview of a web resource associated with the external application may be displayed to the user within the group-based communication system allowing the user to interact with the web resource from within the group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bertrand Fan, Salman Suhail, Paige Kehoe
  • Patent number: 11140228
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide managing of communication between a remote data object hosted by a remote resource and a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liza Gurtin, Salman Suhail, Michael Hahn, Corey Baker, Serry Park, Sachin Ranchod, Brian Stephen O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11140203
    Abstract: Medium, method and system for ad hoc, ambient, synchronous multimedia collaboration in a group-based communication system. Embodiments of the invention provide a way for users to quickly and start a real-time collaboration among a group of peers without the burden and overhead of a conventional call or video meeting. Users can quickly and easily join and leave these synchronous multimedia collaboration sessions at any time, without disrupting the session for other users. This enables the user to experience the collaboration as a convenient forum rather than a burdensome scheduled event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Tamar Yehoshua, Noah Weiss, Johnny Rodgers, Kevin Marshall, Anna Niess, Pedro Carmo, Ethan Eismann, Chris Willmore, David Ly-Gagnon
  • Patent number: D933682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Bujnowicz, Zachary Coffman Sultan
  • Patent number: D933683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Zachary Coffman Sultan, Cory Bujnowicz
  • Patent number: D933684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Bujnowicz, Zachary Coffman Sultan
  • Patent number: D937320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hubert Florin, Cory Bujnowicz
  • Patent number: D938483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Anna Niess