IP Library Granted Patent US 11,734,651
Granted Patent B2
US 11,734,651 · App. 17/950,702 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Rendering related content prior to an event in a group-based communication interface

Inventors: Roland Schemers (Woodside, CA); James McPhail (San Francisco, CA); Lydia Han (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: SlackTechnologies, LLC
G06Q10/1095H04L12/1818H04L12/1831
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Patent No.
US 11,734,651
App. No.
17/950,702
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are methods and apparatuses configured to programmatically generate and provide calendar digests of relevant group-based communication content to a client device associated with one or more event occurrence data structures.

Claims (55)

1. A method of generating calendar digests in association with a group-based communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an event occurrence identifier associated with an event within a group-based communication channel of the group-based communication system;

determining one or more content topics associated with the event occurrence identifier by applying a machine learning model to one or more text strings associated with the event occurrence identifier;

parsing a group-based communication system repository for one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics from a plurality of data objects stored within the group-based communication system repository, the plurality of data objects comprising a plurality of conversation messages, a plurality of files, and a plurality of group-based communication channels;

retrieving, from the group-based communication system repository, the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics such that a portion of the plurality of data objects not related to the one or more content topics are not retrieved to thereby reduce a volume of data that is transmitted from the group-based communication system repository;

generating a group-based communication calendar digest for the event including one or more event occurrence parameters and the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics; and

causing for display, prior to the event, within the group-based communication channel, the group-based communication calendar digest for the event.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that one or more of the one or more data objects are similar, automatically removing one or more duplicate data objects from the one or more data objects to reduce an amount of transmitted data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group-based communication channel is associated with a set of users who are associated with a workspace of the group-based communication system with access to the group-based communication channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting the one or more event occurrence parameters from an event occurrence data structure associated with the event,

wherein the one or more event occurrence parameters comprises at least an event occurrence start time identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting the group-based communication calendar digest to a client device associated with the event occurrence data structure,

wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is renderable for display within a group-based communication interface.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is transmitted to the client device prior to a network time associated with the event occurrence start time identifier.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more event occurrence parameters further comprises at least one of an event occurrence title, an event occurrence timestamp, and an event occurrence invitee identifier.

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of generating calendar digests in association with a group-based communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an event occurrence identifier associated with an event within a group-based communication channel of the group-based communication system;

determining one or more content topics associated with the event occurrence identifier by applying a machine learning model to one or more text strings associated with the event occurrence identifier;

parsing a group-based communication system repository for one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics from a plurality of data objects stored within the group-based communication system repository, the plurality of data objects comprising a plurality of conversation messages, a plurality of files, and a plurality of group-based communication channels;

retrieving, from the group-based communication system repository, the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics such that a portion of the plurality of data objects not related to the one or more content topics are not retrieved to thereby reduce a volume of data that is transmitted from the group-based communication system repository;

generating a group-based communication calendar digest for the event including one or more event occurrence parameters and the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics; and

causing for display, prior to the event, within the group-based communication channel, the group-based communication calendar digest for the event.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

responsive to determining that one or more of the one or more data objects are similar, automatically removing one or more duplicate data objects from the one or more data objects to reduce an amount of transmitted data.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the group-based communication channel is associated with a set of users who are associated with a workspace of the group-based communication system with access to the group-based communication channel.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

extracting the one or more event occurrence parameters from an event occurrence data structure associated with the event,

wherein the one or more event occurrence parameters comprises at least an event occurrence start time identifier.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , the method further comprising:

transmitting the group-based communication calendar digest to a client device associated with the event occurrence data structure,

wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is renderable for display within a group-based communication interface.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is transmitted to the client device prior to a network time associated with the event occurrence start time identifier.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the one or more event occurrence parameters further comprises at least one of an event occurrence title, an event occurrence timestamp, and an event occurrence invitee identifier.

15. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method of generating calendar digests in association with a group-based communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an event occurrence identifier associated with an event within a group-based communication channel of the group-based communication system;

determining one or more content topics associated with the event occurrence identifier by applying a machine learning model to one or more text strings associated with the event occurrence identifier;

parsing a group-based communication system repository for one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics from a plurality of data objects stored within the group-based communication system repository, the plurality of data objects comprising a plurality of conversation messages, a plurality of files, and a plurality of group-based communication channels;

retrieving, from the group-based communication system repository, the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics such that a portion of the plurality of data objects not related to the one or more content topics are not retrieved to thereby reduce a volume of data that is transmitted from the group-based communication system repository;

generating a group-based communication calendar digest for the event including one or more event occurrence parameters and the one or more data objects related to the one or more content topics; and

causing for display, prior to the event, within the group-based communication channel, the group-based communication calendar digest for the event.

16. The system of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

responsive to determining that one or more of the one or more data objects are similar, automatically removing one or more duplicate data objects from the one or more data objects to reduce an amount of transmitted data.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the group-based communication channel is associated with a set of users who are associated with a workspace of the group-based communication system with access to the group-based communication channel.

18. The system of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

extracting the one or more event occurrence parameters from an event occurrence data structure associated with the event,

wherein the one or more event occurrence parameters comprises at least an event occurrence start time identifier.

19. The system of claim 18 , the method further comprising:

transmitting the group-based communication calendar digest to a client device associated with the event occurrence data structure,

wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is renderable for display within a group-based communication interface.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the group-based communication calendar digest is transmitted to the client device prior to a network time associated with the event occurrence start time identifier.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2023
From: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: SALESFORCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 064642/0564 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: SCHEMERS, ROLAND; MCPHAIL, JAMES; HAN, LYDIA
To: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 061185/0856 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 061185/0926 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16263781 · Jan 31, 2019
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