Patents by Inventor Hubert Florin

Hubert Florin 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).

  • Publication number: 20240028644
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Patent number: 11861258
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for sharing a shared interface and allowing participants to annotate the shared interface within a group-based communication system. A shared interface is shared by an interface sharing device to participating devices, which can then individually annotate the shared interface by creating interface annotations that then are shared on the shared interface by the interface sharing device. Such methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide for an efficient and effective method of advancing discussions among a group in a group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Locascio, Jahanzeb Sherwani, Hubert Florin
  • Patent number: 11809491
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Publication number: 20230236789
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for sharing a shared interface and allowing participants to annotate the shared interface within a group-based communication system. A shared interface is shared by an interface sharing device to participating devices, which can then individually annotate the shared interface by creating interface annotations that then are shared on the shared interface by the interface sharing device. Such methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide for an efficient and effective method of advancing discussions among a group in a group-based communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew LOCASCIO, Jahanzeb SHERWANI, Hubert FLORIN
  • Publication number: 20230208792
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow members of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels. The group-based communication interface is configured to relegate selected group-based messaging communications to a separate display pane, where additional messaging communications can be received, thereby maintaining a focused selected group-based communication channel. The selected group-based communication channel is updated to indicate that the selected group-based messaging communications was relegated to a separate display pane, informing the channel members while also allowing the channel members to access the separate display pane if desired. Accordingly, the selected group-based communication interface provides for efficient and focused group-based communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Rosania, Milo Watanabe, Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Neil Walker, Patrick Kane, Hubert Florin, Wayne Fan
  • Patent number: 11561755
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for sharing a shared interface and allowing participants to annotate the shared interface within a group-based communication system. A shared interface is shared by an interface sharing device to participating devices, which can then individually annotate the shared interface by creating interface annotations that then are shared on the shared interface by the interface sharing device. Such methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide for an efficient and effective method of advancing discussions among a group in a group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Locascio, Jahanzeb Sherwani, Hubert Florin
  • Patent number: 11539649
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow members of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels. The group-based communication interface is configured to relegate selected group-based messaging communications to a separate display pane, where additional messaging communications can be received, thereby maintaining a focused selected group-based communication channel. The selected group-based communication channel is updated to indicate that the selected group-based messaging communications was relegated to a separate display pane, informing the channel members while also allowing the channel members to access the separate display pane if desired. Accordingly, the selected group-based communication interface provides for efficient and focused group-based communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rosania, Milo Watanabe, Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Neil Walker, Patrick Kane, Hubert Florin, Wayne Fan
  • Publication number: 20220365968
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Patent number: 11449547
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Publication number: 20220103502
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow members of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels. The group-based communication interface is configured to relegate selected group-based messaging communications to a separate display pane, where additional messaging communications can be received, thereby maintaining a focused selected group-based communication channel. The selected group-based communication channel is updated to indicate that the selected group-based messaging communications was relegated to a separate display pane, informing the channel members while also allowing the channel members to access the separate display pane if desired. Accordingly, the selected group-based communication interface provides for efficient and focused group-based communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Rosania, Milo Watanabe, Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Neil Walker, Patrick Kane, Hubert Florin, Wayne Fan
  • Patent number: 11206231
    Abstract: Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow members of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels. The group-based communication interface is configured to relegate selected group-based messaging communications to a separate display pane, where additional messaging communications can be received, thereby maintaining a focused selected group-based communication channel. The selected group-based communication channel is updated to indicate that the selected group-based messaging communications was relegated to a separate display pane, informing the channel members while also allowing the channel members to access the separate display pane if desired. Accordingly, the selected group-based communication interface provides for efficient and focused group-based communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rosania, Milo Watanabe, Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Neil Walker, Patrick Kane, Hubert Florin, Wayne Fan
  • Patent number: 11023524
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Publication number: 20210124550
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for sharing a shared interface and allowing participants to annotate the shared interface within a group-based communication system. A shared interface is shared by an interface sharing device to participating devices, which can then individually annotate the shared interface by creating interface annotations that then are shared on the shared interface by the interface sharing device. Such methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide for an efficient and effective method of advancing discussions among a group in a group-based communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew LOCASCIO, Jahanzeb SHERWANI, Hubert FLORIN
  • Patent number: 10922356
    Abstract: A group-based communication platform is configured to ascertain the relatedness of various work objects shared among users of the group-based communication platform. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may further receive and process work objects originating from non-users of the group-based communication platform, thereby further expanding the utility of the determined relatedness between work objects. These work objects (or encrypted representations of these work objects) may be indexed and stored in association with the group-based communication platform, thereby enabling users to search for and retrieve work objects originating from a plurality of work object sources simultaneously, and based on various characteristics of those work objects and the determined interrelatedness between various work objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wahl, Hubert Florin, Roland Schemers, Brian Elliott, Lydia Han, James McPhail
  • Patent number: D923034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Hubert Florin, Zachary Coffman Sultan
  • Patent number: D923037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Hubert Florin, 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: D944283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Hubert Florin
  • Patent number: D945445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Hubert Florin, Cory Bujnowicz, Zachary Coffman Sultan
  • Patent number: D968450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Tinkley, Hubert Florin, Cory Bujnowicz, Zachary Coffman Sultan