Dynamic object update subscriptions based on user interactions with an interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10972795-B2
Application number	US-201816176851-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2018
Priority date	Sep 10, 2018
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

Subscriptions for object updates to be transmitted to a client device may be dynamically managed based on the occurrence of one or more trigger events at the client device, which causes the client device to transmit subscription modification requests to a computing platform configured to dynamically maintain object subscription lists for each of one or more client devices based at least in part on subscription modification requests received from each of the one or more client devices, to determine whether subscribed objects for a particular client device are current at the client device, and to transmit updates of subscribed objects in real-time upon determining that the particular client device does not comprise current object data.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. A client device for dynamically maintaining object updates stored on the client device, the client device comprising:
one or more memory storage areas for maintaining a local data store of stored object data for a plurality of objects;
one or more processors collectively configured to:
monitor user interaction with the plurality of objects;
detect one or more trigger events indicating a change in user interaction with one or more particular objects of the plurality of objects;
generate a subscription modification request for the one or more particular objects based at least in part on the one or more trigger events, wherein the subscription modification request comprises either a subscribe request to initiate a subscription relating to the one or more particular objects or an unsubscribe request to terminate a subscription relating to the one or more particular objects, and wherein a determination of whether the subscription modification request comprises the subscribe request or the unsubscribe request is based at least in part on whether the one or more particular objects are within a visible portion of a graphical user interface; and
transmit the subscription modification request to a remote computing platform to request a modification of object data transmitted to the client device relating to the one or more particular objects.

2. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more trigger events comprise moving the one or more particular objects between the visible portion and a hidden portion of the graphical user interface.

3. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more trigger events comprise moving the one or more particular objects across a boundary of the visible portion of the graphical user interface.

4. The client device of claim 1 , wherein, upon detecting movement of the one or more particular objects from a hidden portion to the visible portion of the graphical user interface, the subscription modification request is determined to be the subscribe request.

5. The client device of claim 1 , wherein, upon detecting movement of the one or more particular objects from the visible portion to a hidden portion of the graphical user interface, the subscription modification request is determined to be the unsubscribe request.

6. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the subscription modification request includes at least one of a request identifier, a subscribe type associated with message routing or object type, or information associated with the one or more particular objects.

7. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the subscription modification request includes a version identifier indicating a version of the stored object data.

8. The client device of claim 1 , wherein one or more processors are collectively configured further to receive an update to the stored object data responsive to transmitting the subscription modification request to the remote computing platform.

9. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more trigger events are detected based at least in part on connectivity between the client device and the remote computing platform.

10. The client device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of objects comprise at least one of a user, a file, or a topic.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
storing, in a data storage associated with a client device, stored object data associated with one or more objects;
monitoring user interaction with the one or more objects;
detecting a trigger event indicating a change in user interaction with an object of the one or more objects;
generating a subscription modification request for the object based at least in part on the trigger event, wherein the subscription modification request comprises either a subscribe request to initiate a subscription relating to the object or an unsubscribe request to terminate a subscription relating to the object, and wherein a determination of whether the subscription modification request comprises the subscribe request or the unsubscribe request is based at least in part on whether the object is within a visible portion of a graphical user interface; and
transmitting the subscription modification request to a remote computing platform to request a modification of new object data transmitted to the client device relating to the object.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the trigger event comprises moving the object between the visible portion and a hidden portion of the graphical user interface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the trigger event comprises moving the object across a boundary of the visible portion of the graphical user interface.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein, upon detecting movement of the object from a hidden portion to the visible portion of the graphical user interface, the subscription modification request is determined to be the subscribe request.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , upon detecting movement of the object from the visible portion to a hidden portion of the graphical user interface, the subscription modification request is determined to be the unsubscribe request.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the subscription modification request includes at least one of a request identifier, a subscribe type associated with message routing or object type, or information associated with the object.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the subscription modification request includes a version identifier indicating a version of the stored object data.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising, receiving an update to the stored object data responsive to transmitting the subscription modification request to the remote computing platform.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the object comprises a user, a file, or a topic.

20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a client device, cause the client device to perform operations comprising:
storing, in a data storage associated with the client device, stored object data associated with one or more objects;
monitoring user interaction with the one or more objects;
detecting a trigger event indicating a change in user interaction with an object of the one or more objects;
generating a subscription modification request for the object based at least in part on the trigger event, wherein the subscription modification request comprises either a subscribe request to initiate a subscription relating to the object or an unsubscribe request to terminate a subscription relating to the object, and wherein a determination of whether the subscription modification request comprises the subscribe request or the unsubscribe request is based at least in part on whether the object is within a visible portion of a graphical user interface; and
transmitting the subscription modification request to a remote computing platform to request a modification of new object data transmitted to the client device relating to the object.

21. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 20 , wherein the trigger event comprises moving the object between the visible portion and a hidden portion of the graphical user interface.

22. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 20 , wherein the trig

Assignees

• Slack Tech Inc

Inventors

• Largman Raissa
• Klym Jason
• Glinenko Danil
• Walker Neil
• Christian Mark
• Mourachov Serguei

Classifications

• H04N21/6581

  Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application · CPC title

• H04N21/4586 Primary

  Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally (deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25) · CPC title

• H04N21/4438

  Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface · CPC title

• H04N21/26291 Primary

  for providing content or additional data updates, e.g. updating software modules, stored at the client (deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25) · CPC title

• H04N21/25891

  being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18) · CPC title