Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a channel calendar in a group-based communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11699133-B2
Application number	US-202217826036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2022
Priority date	Apr 29, 2019
Publication date	Jul 11, 2023
Grant date	Jul 11, 2023

Abstract

Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating a channel calendar in a group-based communication system are described herein. The apparatus is configured to at least generate a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel in the group-based communication system, receive a calendar sharing request associated with the channel calendar identifier from a client device, retrieve the calendar object and calendar object metadata set based on the channel calendar identifier, and cause rendering of the calendar object for display via a user interface of the client device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for displaying a calendar summary in a user interface in a client application associated with a group-based communication system, the method comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving a plurality of shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier,
wherein the plurality of shared calendar objects comprises one or more event objects;
in response to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message representing the one or more event objects,
wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a summary of upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
automatically causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel via the client application,
receiving, via the user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, rendering in the group-based communication channel one or more responsive event objects included in the interactive calendar summary message.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein an event object of the one or more event objects is omitted from the interactive calendar summary message based at least in part on a privacy setting associated with the event object.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the predetermined time threshold from a user of the group-based communication system.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a time and a title corresponding to the one or more event objects.

5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication that at least one of the one or more event objects should be removed from the interactive calendar summary message; and
removing at least one of the one or more event objects from the interactive calendar summary message prior to causing display of the interactive calendar summary message.

6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a specified time at which the interactive calendar summary message should be displayed; and
wherein the interactive calendar summary message is displayed at the specified time.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 6 , the method further comprising, in response to determining a channel time zone associated with one or more users associated with the group-based communication channel, associating the specified time with the channel time zone.

8. A method for displaying a calendar summary in a user interface in a client application associated with a group-based communication system comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving a plurality of shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier,
wherein the plurality of shared calendar objects comprises one or more event objects;
in response to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message representing the one or more event objects,
wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a summary of upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel via the client application;
receiving, via the user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, rendering in the group-based communication channel one or more responsive event objects included in the interactive calendar summary message.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein an event object of the one or more event objects is omitted from the interactive calendar summary message based at least in part on a privacy setting associated with the event object.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving the predetermined time threshold from a user of the group-based communication system.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a time and a title corresponding to the one or more event objects.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving an indication that at least one of the one or more event objects should be removed from the interactive calendar summary message; and
removing at least one of the one or more event objects from the interactive calendar summary message prior to causing display of the interactive calendar summary message.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a specified time at which the interactive calendar summary message should be displayed; and
wherein the interactive calendar summary message is displayed at the specified time.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising, in response to determining a channel time zone associated with one or more users associated with the group-based communication channel, associating the specified time with the channel time zone.

15. A system comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to carry out actions for displaying a calendar summary in a user interface in a client application associated with a group-based communication system comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving a plurality of shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier,
wherein the plurality of shared calendar objects comprises one or more event objects;
in response to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message representing the one or more event objects,
wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a summary of upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
automatically causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel via the client application;
receiving, via the user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, rendering in the group-based communication channel one or more responsive event objects included in the interactive calendar summary message.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein an event object of the one or more event objects is omitted from the interactive calendar summary message based at least in part on a privacy setting associated with the event object.

17. The system of claim 15 , the actions further comprising receiving the predetermined time threshold from a user of the group-based communication system.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a time and a title corresponding to the one or more even

Assignees

• Slack Tech Llc

Inventors

• Han Lydia
• Schemers Roland

Classifications

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06Q10/101 Primary

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• H04L51/18

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title