Productivity applications with views of social network group features

US11010540B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Stéphane Morichère-Matte · Vancouver, CA
• Michael Anthony Navarro · Bellevue, US
• Om Krishna · Redmond, US
• Michael Andrew Griscom · Seattle, US
• Vidyaraman Sankaranarayanan · Bellevue, US
• Roopesh Kumar Rajamani · Sammamish, US
• Darron Stepanich · Seattle, US
• Peter John Daoud · New York, US
• Alvin Ji-Fung Lao · Vancouver, CA
• Gregory Iannacone · Burnaby, CA
• Ronald Nikolai Bartlett Savas · Vancouver, CA
• Grace Lam · Vancouver, CA
• Sumanth Pasupuleti · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 2016
• Grant date: May 18, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/52
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing group collaboration in the context of productivity applications. In an implementation, a productivity application includes a user interface in which a document may be presented. In addition, a view of a groups feature provided by a social network service may be presented in the user interface to the productivity application. The view may include various options or interacting with the groups feature, such as the ability to create a new group, the ability to post comments to a group in the social network service, and the ability to upload documents to a group.