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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12073367-B2
Application number	US-202318324800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2023
Priority date	Apr 29, 2019
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

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 comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving one or more shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier, wherein the one or more shared calendar objects comprise one or more event objects;
responsive to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message in the group-based communication channel according to one or more stored time-based filters, wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a listing of one or more upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel;
receiving, via a user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, automatically 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 , the method further comprising:
responsive to a user interaction with the interactive calendar summary message, rendering a channel calendar associated with the group-based communication channel.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2 , wherein the channel calendar displays one or more upcoming events corresponding to the one or more event objects occurring within the predetermined time threshold.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
responsive to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a second predetermined time threshold, generating one or more event reminder messages; and
causing display of the one or more event reminder messages within the group-based communication channel.

5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , the method further comprising:
receiving a further user input for configuring the one or more event reminder messages to be generated at a pre-selected time prior to a start time of the one or more event objects.

6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
responsive to determining that no event objects will occur within the predetermined time threshold, generating an electronic message for displaying within the group-based communication channel indicating that no shared calendar objects will occur within the predetermined time threshold.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
receiving an indication that at least one of the one or more event objects should-is to 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.

8. A method comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving one or more shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier, wherein the one or more shared calendar objects comprise one or more event objects;
responsive to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message in the group-based communication channel according to one or more stored time-based filters, wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a summary listing of one or more upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel;
receiving, via a user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, automatically 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 , further comprising:
responsive to a user interaction with the interactive calendar summary message, rendering a channel calendar associated with the group-based communication channel.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the channel calendar displays one or more upcoming events corresponding to the one or more event objects occurring within the predetermined time threshold.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a second predetermined time threshold, generating one or more event reminder messages; and
causing display of the one or more event reminder messages within the group-based communication channel.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a further user input for configuring the one or more event reminder messages to be generated at a pre-selected time prior to a start time of the one or more event objects.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that no event objects will occur within the predetermined time threshold, generating an electronic message for displaying within the group-based communication channel indicating that no shared calendar objects will occur within the predetermined time threshold.

14. The method of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
receiving an indication that at least one of the one or more event objects should is to 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.

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 comprising:
generating a channel calendar identifier associated with a group-based communication channel;
receiving one or more shared calendar objects associated with the channel calendar identifier, wherein the one or more shared calendar objects comprise one or more event objects;
responsive to determining that the one or more event objects will occur within a predetermined time threshold, automatically generating an interactive calendar summary message in the group-based communication channel according to one or more stored time-based filters, wherein the interactive calendar summary message comprises a listing of one or more upcoming shared calendar objects within the predetermined time threshold;
causing display of the interactive calendar summary message within the group-based communication channel;
receiving, via a user interface, a user input associated with the interactive calendar summary message; and
responsive to the user input, automatically 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 , the actions further comprising:
responsive to a user interaction with the interactive calendar summary message, rendering a channel calendar associated with the

Assignees

• Salesforce Inc

Inventors

• Han Lydia
• Schemers Roland

Classifications

• G06Q10/101 Primary

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

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/18

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title