Contextual conversations for a collaborative workspace environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12067216-B2
Application number	US-202318150847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2023
Priority date	Nov 1, 2016
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

Described herein is a user interface that enables messages within a collaborative workspace environment to be propagated to different workspaces that are associated with different tabs in the collaborative workspace environment. Thus, a comment made in a workspace associated with a first tab is reflected in a workspace associated with a different tab and vice versa.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the device to perform:
displaying, on a display, a first canvas associated with a first sub-category and configured to display a first conversation related to the first sub-category, the first canvas being one of a plurality of canvases respectively associated with a plurality of sub-categories of a category, each canvas showing a same set of selectable elements respectively linked to a plurality of canvases, wherein the same set of selectable elements includes (1) a first selectable element linked to the first canvas, (2) a second selectable element linked to a second canvas associated with a second sub-category and configured to display a second conversation related to the second sub-category, and (3) a third selectable element linked to a conversation canvas configured to display a plurality of conversations including the first and second conversations respectively displayed on the first and second canvases;
receiving a first user input providing a first text for the first conversation displayed on the first canvas;
in response to receiving the first user input, updating the first conversation displayed on the first canvas to include the first text;
after updating the first conversation to include the first text, receiving a second user input selecting the third selectable element linked to the conversation canvas, wherein the conversation canvas includes a first conversation pane including (1) a first conversation area showing one or more texts including the first text and (2) a first text entry area configured to receive a text input for the first conversation; and
in response to receiving the second user input, displaying, on the display, the conversation canvas showing the plurality of conversations including the first conversation updated to include the first text.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform:
after displaying the conversation canvas, receiving a third user input providing a second text for the first conversation shown in the first conversation area included in the first conversation pane of the conversation canvas; and
in response to receiving the third user input, updating the first conversation included in the first conversation pane of the conversation canvas to include the second text.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform:
after updating the first conversation to include the second text, receiving a fourth user input to selecting the first selectable element associated with the first canvas; and
in response to receiving the fourth user input, displaying, on the display, the first canvas showing the first conversation updated to include the second text.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform:
prior to receiving the second user input, receiving, via a communication network from a remote device, conversation data including a second text for the first conversation; and
in response to receiving the conversation data, updating the first conversation displayed on the first canvas to include the second text.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein, for displaying the conversation canvas in response to receiving the second user input, the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform including the first and second texts in the first conversation included in the first conversation pane of the conversation canvas.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform:
while the conversation canvas is displayed, receiving a third user input including a second text for the second conversation displayed on the conversation canvas; and
in response to receiving the third user input, updating the second conversation displayed on the conversation canvas to include the second text.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to control the device to perform:
after updating the second conversation to include the second text, receiving a fourth user input selecting the second selectable element linked to the second canvas; and
in response to receiving the fourth user input, displaying, on the display, the second canvas showing the second conversation updated to include the second text.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first canvas includes a conversation pane including (1) a conversation area showing one or more texts of the first conversation and (2) a text entry area configured to receive a text input for the first conversation.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conversation canvas further includes a second conversation pane including (1) a second conversation area showing one or more texts for the second conversation and (2) a second text entry area configured to receive a text input for the second conversation.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the second canvas includes a conversation pane including (1) a conversation area showing one of more texts of the second conversation and (2) a text entry area configured to receive a text input for the second conversation.

11. A method performed by a device, comprising:
displaying, on a display, a first canvas associated with a first sub-category and configured to display a first conversation related to the first sub-category, the first canvas being one of a plurality of canvases respectively associated with a plurality of sub-categories of a category, each canvas showing a same set of selectable elements respectively linked to a plurality of canvases, wherein the same set of selectable elements includes (1) a first selectable element linked to the first canvas, (2) a second selectable element linked to a second canvas associated with a second sub-category and configured to display a second conversation related to the second sub-category, and (3) a third selectable element linked to a conversation canvas configured to display a plurality of conversations including the first and second conversations respectively displayed on the first and second canvases;
receiving a first user input providing a first text for the first conversation displayed on the first canvas;
in response to receiving the first user input, updating the first conversation displayed on the first canvas to include the first text;
after updating the first conversation to include the first text, receiving a second user input selecting the third selectable element linked to the conversation canvas, wherein the conversation canvas includes a first conversation pane including (1) a first conversation area showing one or more texts including the first text and (2) a first text entry area configured to receive a text input for the first conversation; and
in response to receiving the second user input, displaying, on the display, the conversation canvas showing the plurality of conversations including the first conversation updated to include the first text.

12. The device of claim 11 , further comprising:
after displaying the conversation canvas, receiving a third user input providing a second text for the first conversation shown in the first conversation area included in the fi

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Bliss William James
• Jin Larry
• Taylor Richard
• Derose Pedro

Classifications

• H04L12/1822

  Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title