Patents by Inventor Joshua WILLS

Joshua WILLS 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).

  • Patent number: 11706173
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 11645205
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Publication number: 20230037222
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program product for generating tiered search index fields based on a divided group-based communication data corpus in a group-based communication platform are described herein. In some embodiments, the system provides for receiving a group-based communication data corpus, generating a retrieval score, and assigning each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score. Each group-based communication data object may meet or exceed a retrieval score threshold of a high retrieval probability corpus. Each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score below the retrieval score threshold may be assigned to a low retrieval probability corpus. High and a low retrieval probability search index fields may be generated and associated with the high and low retrieval probability corpus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Luis Tandalla, Japinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20220408225
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery of organizational telemetry within a group-based communication system and rendering representations thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jaime DeLanghe, Andrew Schmidt, Joseph Delgado, Jonathan Katzur, Japinder Singh, Joshua Wills, Simon Favreau-Lessard, Noah Weiss, Luis Tandalla
  • Patent number: 11531645
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program product for improving data indexing in a group-based communication platform are described herein. The group-based communication platform having a computed collection and one or more live collections. The computer-implemented method includes generating a new collection, the new collection being generated at a snapshot time point; associating a collection manager with the new collection; retrieving a plurality of electronic messages from the computed collection and the one or more live collections; writing the plurality of electronic messages to the new collection, the writing being completed at a cut-over time point; synchronizing the new collection with the one or more live collections based on the plurality of electronic messages; and redirecting the read alias and the write alias from the computed collection to the new collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Liszka, John Gallagher, Shaun Sabo, Joshua Wills, Noah Weiss, Ryan Park, Ananth Packkildurai, Stanislav Vyacheslavovich Babourine
  • Patent number: 11500930
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program product for generating tiered search index fields based on a divided group-based communication data corpus in a group-based communication platform are described herein. In some embodiments, the system provides for receiving a group-based communication data corpus, generating a retrieval score, and assigning each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score. Each group-based communication data object may meet or exceed a retrieval score threshold of a high retrieval probability corpus. Each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score below the retrieval score threshold may be assigned to a low retrieval probability corpus. High and a low retrieval probability search index fields may be generated and associated with the high and low retrieval probability corpus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Luis Tandalla, Japinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20220283944
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Patent number: 11360896
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SlackTechnologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Patent number: 11252537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery of organizational telemetry within a group-based communication system and rendering representations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jaime DeLanghe, Andrew Schmidt, Joseph Delgado, Jonathan Katzur, Japinder Singh, Joshua Wills, Simon Favreau-Lessard, Noah Weiss, Luis Tandalla
  • Publication number: 20200380032
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program product for generating tiered search index fields based on a divided group-based communication data corpus in a group-based communication platform are described herein. In some embodiments, the system provides for receiving a group-based communication data corpus, generating a retrieval score, and assigning each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score. Each group-based communication data object may meet or exceed a retrieval score threshold of a high retrieval probability corpus. Each group-based communication data object associated with a retrieval score below the retrieval score threshold may be assigned to a low retrieval probability corpus. High and a low retrieval probability search index fields may be generated and associated with the high and low retrieval probability corpus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Luis Tandalla, Japinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20200356480
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Patent number: 10795816
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Publication number: 20200267106
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua WILLS, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 10725917
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Publication number: 20200169518
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery of organizational telemetry within a group-based communication system and rendering representations thereof. An interaction signal trends interface is generated based in part on an ordered interaction signal data structures list that is generated based in part on predicted short term interaction signal tallies, actual short term interaction signal tallies, and predicted long term interaction signal tallies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jaime DeLanghe, Andrew Schmidt, Joseph Delgado, Jonathan Katzur, Japinder Singh, Joshua Wills, Simon Favreau-Lessard, Noah Weiss, Luis Tandalla, Ashoke Chakrabarti
  • Patent number: 10630627
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Publication number: 20200034296
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating filter cache are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least generate an index document array, generate a group identifier lookup array, generate a channel identifier lookup array, and generate a filter cache for the index document array based at least on the group identifier lookup array and the channel identifier lookup array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua Wills
  • Publication number: 20200037118
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for discovery of organizational telemetry within a group-based communication system and rendering representations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jaime DeLanghe, Andrew Schmidt, Joseph Delgado, Jonathan Katzur, Japinder Singh, Joshua Wills, Simon Favreau-Lessard, Noah Weiss
  • Publication number: 20190386945
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Publication number: 20190188278
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program product for improving data indexing in a group-based communication platform are described herein. The group-based communication platform having a computed collection and one or more live collections. The computer-implemented method includes generating a new collection, the new collection being generated at a snapshot time point; associating a collection manager with the new collection; retrieving a plurality of electronic messages from the computed collection and the one or more live collections; writing the plurality of electronic messages to the new collection, the writing being completed at a cut-over time point; synchronizing the new collection with the one or more live collections based on the plurality of electronic messages; and redirecting the read alias and the write alias from the computed collection to the new collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Jason LISZKA, John GALLAGHER, Shaun SABO, Joshua WILLS, Noah WEISS, Ryan PARK, Ananth PACKKILDURAI