IP Library Granted Patent US 12,238,150
Granted Patent B2
US 12,238,150 · App. 18/309,920 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Computer-implemented method of performing a real-time collaboration session, collaborative platform for performing real-time collaboration sessions, and collaborative chat post object

Inventor: Ioannis Nikolaou (Attika, GR)
Assignee: RingCentral, Inc.
H04L65/4015G06Q10/10H04L65/4053
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Patent No.
US 12,238,150
App. No.
18/309,920
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A telecommunication device, apparatus, and a computer-implemented method of performing a real-time collaboration session with a plurality of participants can be configured so that a method can be performed. The method can include starting a chat application (e.g. a group chat application) for the participants of the real-time collaboration session; automatically creating, upon a first event being external or internal to the chat application, creating a collaborative chat post object (CCPO), for the session, authorizing the participants to edit the chat conversation content of the CCPO; and automatically sealing permanently the CCPO upon a second event being external or internal event to the chat application. For sealing the CCPO, the editable content of the CCPO can be converted into read-only content.

Claims (37)

1. A computer-implemented method of sealing a chat object of a collaboration system, comprising:

creating the chat object from a real-time collaboration session in response to a trigger event;

modifying the chat object based on user input to generate a modified chat object;

upon generating the modified chat object, monitoring the modified chat object for subsequent modifications to the modified chat object;

determining that a specific duration of time has elapsed since a last modification to the modified chat object; and

sealing the modified chat object upon determining that the specific duration of time has elapsed since the last modification to the modified chat object.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the chat object comprises a chat post object.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger event comprises a start of a new chat or a start of a new collaboration session.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the chat object based on user input comprises modifying a content of the chat object or modifying a characteristic of the chat object.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein modifying the characteristics of the chat object comprises modifying a chat object type.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the chat object type indicates a condition for sealing the chat object.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein sealing the modified chat object comprises converting the chat object to a read-only format.

8. A system for sealing a chat object of a collaboration system, the system comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory memory operatively connected to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause:

creating the chat object from a real-time collaboration session in response to a trigger event;

modifying the chat object based on user input to generate a modified chat object;

upon generating the modified chat object, monitoring the modified chat object for subsequent modifications to the modified chat object;

determining that a specific duration of time has elapsed since a last modification to the modified chat object; and

sealing the modified chat object upon determining that the specific duration of time has elapsed since the last modification to the modified chat object.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the chat object comprises a chat post object.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the trigger event comprises a start of a new chat or a start of a new collaboration session.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the chat object based on user input comprises modifying a content of the chat object or modifying a characteristic of the chat object.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein modifying the characteristics of the chat object comprises modifying a chat object type.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the chat object type indicates a condition for sealing the chat object.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein sealing the modified chat object comprises converting the chat object to a read-only format.

15. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause:

creating the chat object from a real-time collaboration session in response to a trigger event;

modifying the chat object based on user input to generate a modified chat object;

upon generating the modified chat object, monitoring the modified chat object for subsequent modifications to the modified chat object;

determining that a specific duration of time has elapsed since a last modification to the modified chat object; and

sealing the modified chat object upon determining that the specific duration of time has elapsed since the last modification to the modified chat object.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the chat object comprises a chat post object.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the trigger event comprises a start of a new chat or a start of a new collaboration session.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein modifying the chat object based on user input comprises modifying a content of the chat object or modifying a characteristic of the chat object.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein modifying the characteristics of the chat object comprises modifying a chat object type.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the chat object type indicates a condition for sealing the chat object.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2023
From: RINGCENTRAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2023
From: UNIFY SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO. KG; UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG
To: RINGCENTRAL IP HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063491/0661 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2023
From: NIKOLAOU, IOANNIS
To: UNIFY PATENTE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 063500/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2023
From: RINGCENTRAL IP HOLDINGS, INC.
To: RINGCENTRAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063501/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 17189026 · Sep 1, 2017 · regional
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17575882 · Jan 14, 2022
Continuation 16842860 · Apr 8, 2020
Continuation 16056643 · Aug 7, 2018
Related Publication 20230269282A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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