Systems and methods to facilitate task-specific workspaces for a collaboration work management platform

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11720378-B2
Application number	US-202117408030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2021
Priority date	Apr 2, 2018
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods to facilitate task-specific workspaces for a collaboration work management platform. Task-specific workspaces for individual ones of the users for individual ones of the tasks may be facilitated. Presentation of the first task and/or the first task-specific workspace for the first task for the first user may be effectuated. Information characterizing interactions of the first user with the first set of applications within the first task-specific workspace at or near a first time may be obtained and/or stored responsive to a pause and/or completion of the first task at the first time. The one or more windows corresponding to the first set of applications for the first task may be minimized and/or closed. Responsive to a re-start of the first task, the first set of applications may be restored based on the environment state information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured to facilitate task-specific workspaces within a collaboration environment, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information including user records and task records, the user records including user information describing users interacting with and/or viewing the collaboration environment, the task records including task information describing tasks created within the collaboration environment and assigned within the collaboration environment to the users who are expected to accomplish one or more actions to complete the tasks;
effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment comprising a first task-specific workspace for a first task on a first computing platform associated with a first user, wherein the first task-specific workspace presents a first set of applications via one or more windows through which the first user interacts with the first set of applications;
effectuate presentation of a list of multiple tasks previously assigned to the first user in the user interface concurrently with the first task-specific workspace;
receive information defining user input into the user interface including a selection of a second task previously assigned to the first user from the list of multiple tasks previously assigned to the first user, the user input indicating a pause of the first task;
responsive to receiving the information defining the user input into the user interface indicating the pause of the first task via the selection of the second task from the list of multiple tasks:
store interaction information characterizing interactions of the first user with the first set of applications in a first task record of the first task; and
close the one or more windows corresponding to the first set of applications; and

responsive to receiving restart information indicating a re-start of the first task, restore the first set of applications within the first task-specific workspace such that the one or more windows corresponding to the first set of applications are restored based on the first task record.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:
clear a current desktop to initiate the first task-specific workspace for the first task by minimizing and/or closing one or more other windows displayed on the current desktop.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more other applications available via the first computing platform outside of the first task-specific workspace are made inaccessible within the first task-specific workspace.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:
identify the one or more other applications as being inaccessible within the first task-specific workspace based on the user records and/or the task records.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interaction information characterizing the interactions of the first user with the first set of applications includes progress information characterizing progress of the first user within the first set of applications and/or on the first task.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to close, responsive to receiving the user input, the first task-specific workspace.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to effectuate presentation of an option to save and/or store the first task-specific workspace and/or the interactions of the first user with the first set of applications within the first task-specific workspace.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to effectuate presentation of an option to send a notification based on progress of the first user on the first task to one or more other ones of the users.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:
responsive to receiving the user input including the selection of the second task, effectuate presentation of a second task-specific workspace for the second task.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation of the first task-specific workspace for the first task is responsive to a selection of the first task from the list of multiple tasks previously assigned to the first user.

11. A method to facilitate task-specific workspaces within a collaboration environment, the method comprising:
managing environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information including user records and task records, the user records including user information describing users interacting with and/or viewing the collaboration environment, the task records including task information describing tasks created within the collaboration environment and assigned within the collaboration environment to the users who are expected to accomplish one or more actions to complete the tasks;
effectuating presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment including a first task-specific workspace for a first task on a first computing platform associated with a first user, wherein the first task-specific workspace presents a first set of applications via one or more windows through which the first user interacts with the first set of applications;
effectuating presentation of a list of multiple tasks previously assigned to the first user in the user interface concurrently with the first task-specific workspace;
receiving information defining user input into the user interface including a selection of a second task previously assigned to the first user from a list of multiple tasks previously assigned to the first user, the user input indicating a pause of the first task;
responsive to receiving the information defining the user input into the user interface indicating the pause of the first task via the selection of the second task from the list of multiple tasks:
storing interaction information characterizing interactions of the first user with the first set of applications in a first task record of the first task; and
closing the one or more windows corresponding to the first set of applications; and

responsive to receiving restart information indicating a re-start of the first task, restoring the first set of applications within the first task-specific workspace such that the one or more windows corresponding to the first set of applications are restored based on the first task record.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
clearing a current desktop to initiate the first task-specific workspace for the first task by minimizing and/or closing one or more other windows displayed on the current desktop.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more other applications available via the first computing platform outside of the first task-specific workspace are made inaccessible within the first task-specific workspace.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
identifying the one or more other applications as being inaccessible within the first task-specific workspace based on the user records and/or the task records.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the interaction

Assignees

• Asana Inc

Inventors

• Rosenstein Justin
• Lu He
• Estrada Alexandra

Classifications

• G06F9/451 Primary

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F9/44505

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• G06Q10/063114

  Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group · CPC title

• G06Q10/103 Primary

  Workflow collaboration or project management · CPC title