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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11734651-B2
Application number	US-202217950702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2022
Priority date	Jan 31, 2019
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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 com

Assignees

• Slack Tech Llc
• Slacktechnologies Llc

Inventors

• Schemers Roland
• Mcphail James
• Han Lydia

Classifications

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06Q10/1095 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L12/1818

  Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties · CPC title

• H04L12/1831

  Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status · CPC title

• H04L51/214

  using selective forwarding · CPC title