Patents by Inventor Christopher Montrois

Christopher Montrois 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for formatting messages in a messaging user interface within a group-based communication system
    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
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FORMATTING MESSAGES IN A MESSAGING USER INTERFACE WITHIN A GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200151388
    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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen, Christopher Montrois
  • Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for formatting messages in a messaging user interface within a group-based communication system
    Patent number: 10430512
    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: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen, Christopher Montrois