Patents by Inventor Kyle Turman

Kyle Turman 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: 12166738
    Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for contextual discovery and design of application workflow. An event message associated with a user interface control and with an instance of an event is displayed in a communication channel of a group-based communications system. In response to detecting an actuation, by a user, of the user interface control associated with the event message, a workflow creation interface is displayed to configure a new workflow triggered by an instance of an event associated with the event message. Inputs are received from the user, such that the inputs are associated with one or more user-created workflow operations. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to the new workflow, the new workflow is executed to carry out the user-created workflow operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brevoort, Angela Kirchhof, Elizabeth Ireland Powers, Kyle Turman
  • Publication number: 20230072246
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a simplified and expedited means by which a user can associate a workflow with a user account of a communication platform are described herein. The communication platform stores a plurality of previously generated workflows that can be associated with the user account. A workflow includes a task, or sequences of steps, that can be performed by the communication platform and/or a third-party resource. The communication platform provides data associated with select workflows (e.g., based on relevance) to a user via an interface. The user may then select a workflow for association with a user account via the interface. In some examples, the communication platform can enable the user to customize the workflow to improve relevance thereof to the user account. Based on an occurrence of a triggering action associated with a workflow, the communication platform causes a task associated with the workflow to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Angela Kirchhof, Michael Brevoort, Kyle Turman, Carolyn Selheim-Miller, Vanessa Bahk
  • Publication number: 20220417200
    Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for contextual discovery and design of application workflow. An event message associated with a user interface control and with an instance of an event is displayed in a communication channel of a group-based communications system. In response to detecting an actuation, by a user, of the user interface control associated with the event message, a workflow creation interface is displayed to configure a new workflow triggered by an instance of an event associated with the event message. Inputs are received from the user, such that the inputs are associated with one or more user-created workflow operations. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to the new workflow, the new workflow is executed to carry out the user-created workflow operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Brevoort, Angela Kirchhof, Elizabeth Ireland Powers, Kyle Turman
  • Patent number: 11444903
    Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for contextual discovery and design of application workflow. An event message associated with a user interface control and with an instance of an event is displayed in a communication channel of a group-based communications system. In response to detecting an actuation, by a user, of the user interface control associated with the event message, a workflow creation interface is displayed to configure a new workflow triggered by an instance of an event associated with the event message. Inputs are received from the user, such that the inputs are associated with one or more user-created workflow operations. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to the new workflow, the new workflow is executed to carry out the user-created workflow operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Brevoort, Angela Kirchhof, Elizabeth Ireland Powers, Kyle Turman
  • Publication number: 20220278951
    Abstract: Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for contextual discovery and design of application workflow. An event message associated with a user interface control and with an instance of an event is displayed in a communication channel of a group-based communications system. In response to detecting an actuation, by a user, of the user interface control associated with the event message, a workflow creation interface is displayed to configure a new workflow triggered by an instance of an event associated with the event message. Inputs are received from the user, such that the inputs are associated with one or more user-created workflow operations. In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to the new workflow, the new workflow is executed to carry out the user-created workflow operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Brevoort, Angela Kirchhof, Elizabeth Ireland Powers, Kyle Turman