Patents by Inventor Laura Eng

Laura Eng 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).

  • Systems and methods for reacting to messages
    Patent number: 11044218
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for reacting to a message in a group-based communication system using suggested reactive emoji. An exemplary method comprises: displaying a message within an interface of a group-based communication platform; determining a set of suggested reactive emoji, wherein the set of suggested reactive emoji is determined based on at least one adjustable setting associated with at least one of a user identifier and a group identifier; receiving, from the user, an input associated with the message; and in response to receiving the input, displaying a menu of message-related actions in the interface, the menu of message-related actions comprising the set of suggested reactive emoji; receiving a user selection of a reactive emoji from set of suggested reactive emoji; and displaying the selected reactive emoji in association with the message within the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Eng, Jesus A. Aguirre-Giron, Chastine Grace Guy-Uyco De Leon, Kallie Sue Friedman, Janelle Anne Figueroa Bautista, Shilpa Ramamurthy, Carla Gonzales, Shivani Sharma, Jesse Ryan Bounds, Benjamin Mark Powell