Abstract: A method includes receiving a user indication to create an online collaborative team within an online chat environment. The method further includes receiving a user selection of members for the online collaborative team. The online collaborative team enables the selected members of the online collaborative team to communicate with one another. The online chat environment maintains communication of the members and activities of the members of the online collaborative team. The online chat environment makes the activities and the communication available to the members when the members are within the online chat environment. The method further includes accessing attributes associated with the members of the online collaborative team. The method, responsive to the accessing the attributes associated with the members, determines a privacy setting of the online collaborative team.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improving conference session management is provided. The method comprises determining a participation level for a participant during a conference session, determining a presence expectation for the participant during the conference session, in response to determining the participation level and the presence expectation for the participant, evaluating an impact of the participant departing the conference session, and in response to determining that that the impact exceeds a threshold, sending a departure notification corresponding to a departure of the participant.

Abstract: A method includes detecting a modification to one chat message that forms a modified one chat message. Subsequent chat messages that are posted after the one chat message has been posted are processed. The method includes automatically identifying a chat message from the subsequent chat messages that has a dependency on the one chat message. The method also includes automatically determining whether a content of the chat message from the subsequent chat messages is impacted by the modified one chat message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting and analyzing user reactions to messages received. One of the methods includes obtaining reaction data characterizing a reaction of a first user to a communication sent by a second user using a first communication service, wherein the first communication service allows users to react to received communications by selecting from a predetermined set of proprietary reactions that are supported by the first communication service; analyzing the reaction data to generate standardized reaction data that characterizes a sentiment of the reaction of the first user to the communication; mapping the standardized reaction data to one or more proprietary reactions from the predetermined set of proprietary reactions that are supported by the first communication service; and providing, to the first communication service, data identifying the one or more proprietary reactions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adjusting content shared during communication sessions, comprising: obtaining, through a first device, a content to share, determining a primary portion of the content to share, adjusting the content to share based on the primary portion to generate a first adjusted content to share and causing the first adjusted content to share to be displayed on a second device.

Abstract: A system for determining a source and topic of content for posting in a chat group is disclosed. The system includes a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to perform operations including identifying a user as a source of content; identifying a topic from the content using a language analysis application; determining, from the identified topic, a particular chat group from among a set of chat groups; and posting a portion of the content as a new message from the user in a message thread for the particular chat group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for creating recordings for virtual conferences. According to one of the embodiments a computer-implemented method is provided. The method comprises: requesting that an invitee of a virtual conference, through a conferencing platform, create a pre-recording to be played during the virtual conference; receiving the pre-recording, through the conferencing platform, from the invitee prior to the conference; storing the pre-recording in a database associated with the conferencing platform; identifying, through the conferencing platform, a first request from a first participant to perform an action on the pre-recording during the conference; and in response to identifying the request from the participant, performing the action, through the conferencing platform, on the pre-recording during the conference.

Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing call connection in response to user action, the method including receiving a first user action from a user associated with making a call connection, wherein the first user action comprises any of copying at least part of a phone number, pasting at least part of the phone number, or inputting at least part of the phone number. The method also includes determining one or more call recipients based on the first user action. The method also includes establishing one or more silent call connections based on the determined one or more call recipients, wherein each of the one or more silent call connections comprises a call connection with a predetermined parameter so that there are no incoming call indicators on one or more devices associated with the one or more call recipients.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatically converting one or more emails to one or more chat conversations and for automatically converting a chat conversation to an email thread.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a resource preview in a communication session. The systems and methods may include receiving a link associated with a resource from a sender to a recipient. The systems and method may further include displaying a resource preview as a function of the received link and a stored preview-setting profile. The preview-setting profile may include a recipient-based preview setting, an environment-based preview setting, or a sender-based preview setting.

Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing call connection in response to user action, the method including receiving a first user action from a user associated with making a call connection, wherein the first user action comprises any of copying at least part of a phone number, pasting at least part of the phone number, or inputting at least part of the phone number. The method also includes determining one or more call recipients based on the first user action. The method also includes establishing one or more silent call connections based on the determined one or more call recipients, wherein each of the one or more silent call connections comprises a call connection with a predetermined parameter so that there are no incoming call indicators on one or more devices associated with the one or more call recipients.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatically converting one or more emails to one or more chat conversations and for automatically converting a chat conversation to an email thread.

Abstract: A method includes detecting a modification to one chat message that forms a modified one chat message. Subsequent chat messages that are posted after the one chat message has been posted are processed. The method includes automatically identifying a chat message from the subsequent chat messages that has a dependency on the one chat message. The method also includes automatically determining whether a content of the chat message from the subsequent chat messages is impacted by the modified one chat message.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for improving caller verification is provided. The method comprises registering an intended communications session by generating a key using, at least, a first call time window identifier, and storing the key in a database; in response to registering the intended communication session, receiving a request for caller verification, wherein the request comprises data representing a second call time window identifier; in response to receiving the request for caller verification, generating a comparison key based on the request; comparing the comparison key with the key stored in the database; and verifying the intended communication session in response to comparing the comparison key with the key.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for presenting a group presence state based on determined participants of the group, obtained presence states of each participants and generated the group presence state using the presence states of each participant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for improving caller verification is provided. The method comprises registering an intended communications session by generating a key using, at least, a first call time window identifier, and storing the key in a database; in response to registering the intended communication session, receiving a request for caller verification, wherein the request comprises data representing a second call time window identifier; in response to receiving the request for caller verification, generating a comparison key based on the request; comparing the comparison key with the key stored in the database; and verifying the intended communication session in response to comparing the comparison key with the key.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing meeting notes. In accordance with some embodiments, a method is provided that includes receiving nonverbal cue information associated with one or more meeting participants, determining an engagement level for each of the one or more meeting participants based on emotional information associated with the nonverbal cue information, composing meeting notes based on the determined engagement level for each of the one or more meeting participants, and storing the meeting notes.

Abstract: Technologies relating to enhanced Caller ID information selection for a caller associated with a call and delivery of the selected enhanced Caller ID information to a callee associated with the call include one or more processors selecting, according to selection criteria, one or more enhanced Caller ID information items from a collection of available enhanced Caller ID information items pertaining to the caller that are stored across one or more databases of enhanced Caller ID information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of textual data from one or more users within an online chat group. The method also includes rendering the plurality of textual data for each user of the online chat group. The method includes further enabling one user from the online chat group to edit a textual data originated by another user from the online chat group. A notification is rendered on a graphical user interface (GUI) that the textual data originated by the another user has been edited. In response to a user selection thereof, the edit is accepted, rejected, or further edited.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring accesses to a plurality of data shared with a plurality of online users that form an online group, wherein the plurality of data is shared over a plurality of times. The method further includes determining statistical information associated with accesses to the plurality of data by the plurality of online users. The method also includes displaying the statistical information in a graphical user interface (GUI).