Systems and methods for managing data in remote huddle sessions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9852398-B1
Application number	US-201514733215-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2015
Priority date	Jun 6, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing data in remote huddle collaboration are disclosed. The system for managing data may include one or more software modules which may employ one or more methods for uploading, downloading, and distributing data required in remote huddle sessions. Such method may allow storage of data in databases for a subsequent access when requested. Data may be indexed and may use tags and meta-tags for a fast search and storage. Method for managing data may allow users to set permissions for the data access in order to organize duties and set confidentiality during remote huddle collaboration. In addition, the system for managing data may employ a method for searching data available for other huddles, this method may use one or more search engines employing data mining.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a selection of a huddle record from a user device, the huddle record stored in a database storing one or more huddle records comprising data describing a huddle board display page and user access rights to the data of the huddle record;
upon authenticating the user device based upon the user access rights and a set of user credentials:
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, a huddle board user interface having content executed by at least two sub-applications, wherein the huddle board user interface is associated with the selected huddle record;
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on a second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the huddle board user interface;
receiving, by the computer, a new data from the user device through a network connection coupling the computer with the user device;
receiving, by the computer, from the user device a plurality of selections indicating one or more characteristics of the new data;
generating, by the computer, a plurality of tags for the new data based upon the selection of the huddle record and the plurality of selections received from the user device, wherein a first tag is metadata that associates the new data with the huddle record, and wherein each respective tag of the plurality of tags is metadata indicating a respective characteristic of the new data;
storing, by the computer, the new data in the database, wherein the new data is associated with one or more huddle records in accordance with one or more tags associating the new data with the one or more huddle records;
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, an updated huddle board user interface having content comprising the new data; and
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on the second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the updated huddle board user interface;

upon the computer receiving, from the user device, a query inputted in the huddle board user interface for data related to the selected huddle board, wherein the query contains one or more parameters identifying data related to the selected huddle board including a keyword and one or more characteristics:
identifying, by the computer, in a second database a machine-readable computer file containing data matching the keyword parameter of the query;
identifying, by the computer, in the second database a machine-readable computer file having a metadata tag indicating the computer file matches the one or more characteristics;
identifying, by the computer, each other huddle record containing data associated with the tag indicating the data has a characteristic matching the keyword parameter of the query;
identifying, by the computer, each other huddle record based upon the first tag the data in the record of the huddle board in the database of huddle records;
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, a composite huddle board display page with a set of query results based on the one or more parameters of the query, the set of query results displaying other huddle records having data related to the selected huddle board and the one or more machine-readable computer files having data related to the selected huddle board; and
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on a second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the composite huddle board user interface.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a selection of a huddle record from a user device, the huddle record stored in a database storing one or more huddle records comprising data describing a huddle board display page and user access rights to the data of the huddle record;
upon authenticating the user device based upon the user access rights and a set of user credentials:
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, a huddle board user interface having content executed by at least two sub-applications, wherein the huddle board user interface is associated with the selected huddle record;
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on a second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the huddle board user interface;
receiving, by the computer, a new data from the user device through a network connection coupling the computer with the user device;
receiving, by the computer, from the user device a plurality of selections indicating one or more characteristics of the new data;
generating, by the computer, a plurality of tags for the new data based upon the selection of the huddle record and the plurality of selections received from the user device, wherein a first tag is metadata that associates the new data with the huddle record, and wherein each respective tag of the plurality of tags is metadata indicating a respective characteristic of the new data;
storing, by the computer, the new data in the database, wherein the new data is associated with one or more huddle records in accordance with one or more tags associating the new data with the one or more huddle records;
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, an updated huddle board user interface having content comprising the new data; and
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on the second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the updated huddle board user interface.

3. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a selection of a huddle record from a user device, the huddle record stored in a database storing one or more huddle records comprising data describing a huddle board display page and user access rights to the data of the huddle record;
upon authenticating the user device based upon the user access rights and a set of user credentials:
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, a huddle board user interface having content executed by at least two sub-applications, wherein the huddle board user interface is associated with the selected huddle record;
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on a second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the huddle board user interface;

upon the computer receiving, from the user device, a query inputted in the huddle board user interface for data related to the selected huddle board, wherein the query contains one or more parameters identifying data related to the selected huddle board including a keyword and one or more characteristics:
identifying, by the computer, in a second database a machine-readable computer file containing data matching the keyword parameter of the query;
identifying, by the computer, in the second database a machine-readable computer file having a metadata tag indicating the computer file matches the one or more characteristics;
identifying, by the computer, each other huddle record containing data associated with the tag indicating the data has a characteristic matching the keyword parameter of the query;
identifying, by the computer, each other huddle record based upon the first tag the data in the record of the huddle board in the database of huddle records;
presenting, by the computer for display on the user device, a composite huddle board display page with a set of query results based on the one or more parameters of the query, the set of query results displaying other huddle records having data related to the selected huddle board record and the one or more machine-readable computer files having data related to the selected huddle board record; and
simultaneously presenting, by the computer on a second user device located remotely from the user device, a synchronized version of the comp

Assignees

• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co

Inventors

• Casale Robert
• O'Malley Abigail
• Teller Kedzie

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

• H04L63/08

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · 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