Selectively adding users to channels in a group-based communication system
US11870845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1059
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, media, and systems are disclosed for adding new users to a channel in a group-based communication system. The system receives a request to add new users to a channel. The system adds a new user by classifying the new user's email address domain as internal or external. If the domain is internal, the first user is added to the channel as a member, and if the domain is external, the user is prompted for a type of access for the new user. If the new user's access type is guest, the new user is added to the channel as a guest. If the type of access is shared, the channel is shared with an organization associated with the domain, and the new user is added as a member of the channel that has been shared.
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