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Automatic group creation based on organization hierarchy

US10922653B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2017
Grant dateFeb 16, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Variety of approaches to provide an automatic group creation based or an organization hierarchy as described. A hosted service initiates operation(s) to automatically create a group upon detecting a new organization hierarchy or a utilization of a feature of a hosted service by an existing organization hierarchy. Next, group members are determined based on the organization hierarchy. The group is created that includes the group members to coordinate services within the hosted service based on the organization hierarchy. Furthermore, an attribute of the created group is defined. A resource is also generated for the created group. The resource includes a notebook, a work space, a collaboration site, and/or a planner. The created group is deployed to coordinate the services. The resource is managed through the services.

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