Patents by Inventor Bertrand Fan

Bertrand Fan 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 determining access control parameter discrepancies in group-based communication channels with a group-based communication system
    Patent number: 11916909
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a group-based communication system comprising a group-based communication server and a group-based communication repository. The group-based communication server manages access control parameter discrepancies between a group-based communication channel and a requested resource that is disposed in communication with the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Baker, Bertrand Fan, Salman Suhail
  • IDENTITY INFORMATION LINKING
    Publication number: 20220255914
    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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Bertrand Fan, Salman Suhail, Paige Kehoe
  • Identity information linking
    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
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING ACCESS CONTROL PARAMETER DISCREPANCIES IN GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WITH A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210266278
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a group-based communication system comprising a group-based communication server and a group-based communication repository. The group-based communication server manages access control parameter discrepancies between a group-based communication channel and a requested resource that is disposed in communication with the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Corey Baker, Bertrand Fan, Salman Suhail
  • Method, apparatus, and computer program product for determining access control parameter discrepancies in group-based communication channels with a group-based communication system
    Patent number: 11005793
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a group-based communication system comprising a group-based communication server and a group-based communication repository. The group-based communication server manages access control parameter discrepancies between a group-based communication channel and a requested resource that is disposed in communication with the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Baker, Bertrand Fan, Salman Suhail
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING ACCESS CONTROL PARAMETER DISCREPANCIES IN GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WITH A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190190863
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a group-based communication system comprising a group-based communication server and a group-based communication repository. The group-based communication server manages access control parameter discrepancies between a group-based communication channel and a requested resource that is disposed in communication with the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Corey Baker, Bertrand Fan, Salman SUHAIL