Patents by Inventor Devin FOLEY

Devin FOLEY 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).

  • Managing telephone based channel communication in a group-based communication system
    Patent number: 11570303
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating messaging in a group-based communication system between a calling device and one or more client devices. A first user operating a calling device may send a request to a call server computing device to send a call-based communication via the group-based communication system. The call-based communication may include voice or textual data. The call server computing device may receive the call-based communication and may format the call-based communication to send to the group-based communication system. The call server may send the formatted call-based communication to the group-based communication system for presentation via the one or more client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin Foley, Jeremy Apthorp
  • Group-based communication system and apparatus configured to render suggested graphical objects
    Patent number: 11392272
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved group-based communication apparatus that is configured to render suggested graphical objects within a group-based communication interface. The group-based communication apparatus is configured to determine a ranking for a group-defined graphical object set based a user identifier. In response to receiving graphical object interface requests or messaging communication provision requests, the group-based apparatus is configured to determine at least one suggested graphical object based on the ranking and cause rendering of the at least one graphical object to a graphical object selection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Apthorp, Devin Foley, Matthew Crocker
  • GROUP-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO RENDER SUGGESTED GRAPHICAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20210026504
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved group-based communication apparatus that is configured to render suggested graphical objects within a group-based communication interface. The group-based communication apparatus is configured to determine a ranking for a group-defined graphical object set based a user identifier. In response to receiving graphical object interface requests or messaging communication provision requests, the group-based apparatus is configured to determine at least one suggested graphical object based on the ranking and cause rendering of the at least one graphical object to a graphical object selection interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy APTHORP, Devin FOLEY, Matthew CROCKER
  • Managing Telephone Based Channel Communication In A Group-Based Communication System
    Publication number: 20210029245
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating messaging in a group-based communication system between a calling device and one or more client devices. A first user operating a calling device may send a request to a call server computing device to send a call-based communication via the group-based communication system. The call-based communication may include voice or textual data. The call server computing device may receive the call-based communication and may format the call-based communication to send to the group-based communication system. The call server may send the formatted call-based communication to the group-based communication system for presentation via the one or more client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Devin Foley, Jeremy Apthorp