Workflows for documents

US11763258B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Slack Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Andrew Fong · Menlo Park, US
• Michael Hahn · San Francisco, US
• Michael Brevoort · Littleton, US
• Chaitanya Ravula · San Francisco, US
• Sohom Paul · Sugar Land, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2147
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for generating a document from a workflow within a group-based communication system. A document may be created from a document template in response to a workflow trigger. The document may have a plurality of structured sections and a plurality of unstructured sections. Unstructured input may be received into an unstructured section and saved into the document. Structured input may be received into a structured section. Based on the structured input, a step of a workflow associated with the document may be performed and a result saved into the document.