Patents by Inventor Shanan Delp

Shanan Delp 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: 11973845
    Abstract: Managing organization disconnections from a shared resource of a communication platform is described. In a sharing approval repository of a communication platform, a shared resource can be associated with a host organization identifier and a non-host organization identifier. In an example, in response to receiving, from a user computing device associated with the host organization identifier or the non-host organization identifier, a resource disconnection request comprising a disconnecting organization identifier and a resource identifier associated with the shared resource, the sharing approval repository can be updated to add a disconnection indication for the resource identifier in association with the disconnecting organization identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Sullivan, Myles Grant, Michael Demmer, Shanan Delp, Sri Vasamsetti
  • Publication number: 20240089318
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure can be directed to programmatically generating and rendering for display a context pane within a group-based communication interface. In some examples, the context pane comprises context pane content representative of channel membership associated with a communication channel identifier with which the group-based communication interface is associated. Group-based communication objects of a group-based communication data corpus can be utilized (e.g., by way of a trained machine learning model and/or work graph data structures) to inform the determination of context pane content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Hodgins, Sarah Raines, Christine Lee, Shanan Delp
  • Patent number: 11870782
    Abstract: Management of hosted channel membership of a communication platform is described. A request can be received from a first client of a first user, associated with a first organization, of the group-based communication platform, wherein the request is to associate a second user, associated with a second organization, with a communication channel of the first organization. An invitation to join the communication channel can be sent to a second client of the second user. In response to receiving an indication of an acceptance of the invitation, the second user can be associated with the communication channel. A request can be received from the second client to associate other user(s) associated with the second organization with the communication channel and the other user(s) can be associated with the communication channel based at least in part on permission(s) associated with the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230412539
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting communications between a first person of an organization associated with a communication platform and a second person not associated with the organization. The first person requests for the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate with the second person. The first person provides the invitation to the second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person accepts the invitation, the communication platform identifies whether the second person is associated with the communication platform. If the second user is associated with the communication platform, the communication platform modifies an existing user interface associated therewith to enable communications between the first person and the second person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Ilan Frank, Kevin Marshall
  • Patent number: 11784949
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting communications between a first person of an organization associated with a communication platform and a second person not associated with the organization. The first person requests for the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate with the second person. The first person provides the invitation to the second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person accepts the invitation, the communication platform identifies whether the second person is associated with the communication platform. If the second user is associated with the communication platform, the communication platform modifies an existing user interface associated therewith to enable communications between the first person and the second person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Ilan Frank, Kevin Marshall
  • Patent number: 11778022
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure can be directed to programmatically generating and rendering for display a context pane within a group-based communication interface. In some examples, the context pane comprises context pane content representative of channel membership associated with a communication channel identifier with which the group-based communication interface is associated. Group-based communication objects of a group-based communication data corpus can be utilized (e.g., by way of a trained machine learning model and/or work graph data structures) to inform the determination of context pane content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Hodgins, Sarah Raines, Shanan Delp, Christine Lee
  • Patent number: 11770354
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Publication number: 20230269211
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Patent number: 11716289
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a group-based communication apparatus that is configured to enable end-users (e.g., non-admin users) to initiate, by way of client devices, generation of a shareable resource associated with a group-based communication resource identifier to efficiently authorize communication between client devices associated with different organization identifiers in group-based communication interfaces associated with a shared group-based communication resource identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Montazeri, Shanan Delp, Matthew Hodgins, Elizabeth Clemenson, Andrew Schmidt, Lauren Bosak Wagner, Joan Gamell Farre, Gregg Horton, Yingyu Sun, Anna Kalkanis
  • Patent number: 11582178
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Publication number: 20220286411
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a group-based communication apparatus that is configured to enable end-users (e.g., non-admin users) to initiate, by way of client devices, generation of a shareable resource associated with a group-based communication resource identifier to efficiently authorize communication between client devices associated with different organization identifiers in group-based communication interfaces associated with a shared group-based communication resource identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Montazeri, Shanan Delp, Matthew Hodgins, Elizabeth Clemenson, Andrew Schmidt, Lauren Bosak Wagner, Joan Gamell Farre, Gregg Horton, Yingyu Sun, Anna Kalkanis
  • Patent number: 11425131
    Abstract: Verification of entities associated with a communication platform are described. An instruction to create a communication channel on a communication platform is received. The communication channel can be associated with an organization that is registered with the communication platform. Data associated with an entity (e.g., the organization and/or a user associated therewith) can be analyzed to determine whether to verify the entity. Based at least partly on a determination that the entity is verified, an indicator can be presented in association with the entity on a user interface associated with the communication platform and a first set of permissions can be associated with the entity. The first set of permissions can be different than a second set of permissions associated with unverified entities. Use of the communication channel and/or the communication platform by the entity can be controlled based at least partly on the first set of permissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220210104
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Publication number: 20220159005
    Abstract: Management of hosted channel membership of a communication platform is described. A request can be received from a first client of a first user, associated with a first organization, of the group-based communication platform, wherein the request is to associate a second user, associated with a second organization, with a communication channel of the first organization. An invitation to join the communication channel can be sent to a second client of the second user. In response to receiving an indication of an acceptance of the invitation, the second user can be associated with the communication channel. A request can be received from the second client to associate other user(s) associated with the second organization with the communication channel and the other user(s) can be associated with the communication channel based at least in part on permission(s) associated with the communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220109645
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting communications between a first person of an organization associated with a communication platform and a second person not associated with the organization. The first person requests for the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate with the second person. The first person provides the invitation to the second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person accepts the invitation, the communication platform identifies whether the second person is associated with the communication platform. If the second user is associated with the communication platform, the communication platform modifies an existing user interface associated therewith to enable communications between the first person and the second person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Ilan Frank, Kevin Marshall
  • Patent number: 11283728
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a group-based communication apparatus that is configured to enable end-users (e.g., non-admin users) to initiate, by way of client devices, generation of a shareable resource associated with a group-based communication resource identifier to efficiently authorize communication between client devices associated with different organization identifiers in group-based communication interfaces associated with a shared group-based communication resource identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Montazeri, Shanan Delp, Matthew Hodgins, Elizabeth Clemenson, Andrew Schmidt, Lauren Bosak Wagner, Joan Gamell Farre, Gregg Horton, Yingyu Sun, Anna Kalkanis
  • Publication number: 20220060562
    Abstract: Managing organization disconnections from a shared resource of a communication platform is described. In a sharing approval repository of a communication platform, a shared resource can be associated with a host organization identifier and a non-host organization identifier. In an example, in response to receiving, from a user computing device associated with the host organization identifier or the non-host organization identifier, a resource disconnection request comprising a disconnecting organization identifier and a resource identifier associated with the shared resource, the sharing approval repository can be updated to add a disconnection indication for the resource identifier in association with the disconnecting organization identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Sullivan, Myles Grant, Michael Demmer, Shanan Delp, Sri Vasamsetti
  • Patent number: 11252563
    Abstract: Management of hosted channel membership of a communication platform is described. A request can be received from a first client of a first user, associated with a first organization, of the group-based communication platform, wherein the request is to associate a second user, associated with a second organization, with a communication channel of the first organization. An invitation to join the communication channel can be sent to a second client of the second user. In response to receiving an indication of an acceptance of the invitation, the second user can be associated with the communication channel. A request can be received from the second client to associate other user(s) associated with the second organization with the communication channel and the other user(s) can be associated with the communication channel based at least in part on permission(s) associated with the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma
  • Patent number: 11223590
    Abstract: Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanan Delp, Christopher Sullivan, Jaron Moore, Kevin Marshall
  • Publication number: 20210400487
    Abstract: Verification of entities associated with a communication platform are described. An instruction to create a communication channel on a communication platform is received. The communication channel can be associated with an organization that is registered with the communication platform. Data associated with an entity (e.g., the organization and/or a user associated therewith) can be analyzed to determine whether to verify the entity. Based at least partly on a determination that the entity is verified, an indicator can be presented in association with the entity on a user interface associated with the communication platform and a first set of permissions can be associated with the entity. The first set of permissions can be different than a second set of permissions associated with unverified entities. Use of the communication channel and/or the communication platform by the entity can be controlled based at least partly on the first set of permissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma