Presenting messages through a channel of a non-communication productivity application interface

• US 20110211590A1
• Filed: 04/12/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/798,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20110211590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/464
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: providing at least to one or more associated end users from a group of associated end users a non-communication (NC) productivity application interface including a channel for accessing messages; and presenting to the one or more associated end users, via the channel, at least a first one or more messages and a second one or more messages, the first one or more messages being associated with the group of associated end users and the second one or more messages being independent of the group of associated end users. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1-201. -201. (canceled)

202. A system, comprising:

a non-communication (NC) productivity application interface providing module configured to provide a non-communication (NC) productivity application interface including a channel for accessing messages to at least one or more associated end users from a group of associated end users; and

a messages presenting module configured to present at least a first one or more messages and a second one or more messages to the one or more associated end users via the channel, the first one or more messages being associated with the group of associated end users and the second one or more messages being independent of the group of associated end users.

206. The system of claim 202, wherein said non-communication (NC) productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application display interface including the channel for accessing the messages to at least the one or more associated end users.

207. The system of claim 206, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application display interface including a display window for accessing the messages to at least the one or more associated end users.

208. The system of claim 206, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application display interface including a plurality of display windows for accessing the messages to at least the one or more associated end users.

209. The system of claim 208, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application display interface including at least a first display window for accessing the first one or more messages and second display window for accessing the second one or more messages, the NC productivity application display interface to be provided to the one or more associated end users.

210. The system of claim 206, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide the NC productivity application display interface including the channel for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users, the NC productivity application display interface including at least a tool-bar portion and a workspace portion.

211. The system of claim 210, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide the NC productivity application display interface including at least one window for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users, the at least one window disposed at least in the tool-bar portion.

212. The system of claim 211, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide the NC productivity application display interface including at least one window for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users, the at least one window replacing at least a portion of the tool-bar portion that previously indicated one or more tool-bar icons that was previously included in the tool-bar portion.

213. The system of claim 210, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide the NC productivity application display interface including at least one window for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users, the at least one window disposed at least in the workspace portion.

214. The system of claim 210, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide the NC productivity application display interface including at least one window for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users, the at least one window disposed at least in the tool-bar portion and the workspace portion.

215. The system of claim 202, wherein said non-communication (NC) productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application audio interface including the channel for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users.

216. The system of claim 215, wherein said NC productivity application interface providing module comprises:

an NC productivity application interface providing module configured to provide an NC productivity application audio interface including an audio window for accessing the messages to the one or more associated end users.

244. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a transmitting module configured to transmit the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages in a form that are visually displayable through the channel.

245. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a transmitting module configured to transmit the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages in a form that are audioally indictable through the channel.

246. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a transmitting module configured to transmit one or more electronic copies of the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages to the one or more associated end users.

247. The system of claim 246, wherein said transmitting module comprises:

a network transmitting module configured to transmit, via at least one communication network, the one or more electronic copies of the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages.

248. The system of claim 246, wherein said transmitting module comprises:

an Internet transmitting module configured to transmit, via the Internet, the one or more electronic copies of the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages.

249. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the first one or more messages to be presented including at least one message from an organization associated with the group of associated end users.

250. The system of claim 249, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the first one or more messages to be presented including at least one message from an enterprise associated with the group of associated end users.

251. The system of claim 250, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the first one or more messages to be presented including at least one message originating from an organizational unit of the enterprise.

252. The system of claim 250, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the first one or more messages to be presented including at least one message originating from at least one member of the enterprise.

253. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the second one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the second one or more messages to be presented including at least one message originating from at least one organization that is unrelated to the group of associated end users.

254. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the second one or more messages to the one or more associated end users, the second one or more messages to be presented including at least one message originating from at least one advertiser.

255. The system of claim 254, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present at least one advertisement from the at least one advertiser to the one or more associated end users.

256. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

an associated end user identifying module configured to identify which associated end users from the group of associated end users should be presented with the first one or more messages.

257. The system of claim 256, wherein said associated end user identifying module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with one or more characteristics indicated by one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating one or more characteristics of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

258. The system of claim 257, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with the one or more characteristics indicated by the one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating one or more types of user interests of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

259. The system of claim 258, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with the one or more characteristics indicated by the one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating at least one of a health interest, a hobby interest, a technical or scientific interest, a professional interest, a consumer interest, an educational or academic interest, a financial interest, and a social interest of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

260. The system of claim 257, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with the one or more characteristics indicated by the one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating one or more types of user interests of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

261. The system of claim 260, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with the one or more characteristics indicated by the one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating at least one of a particular educational background, a particular employment background, a particular technical or scientific background, a particular ethnic or religious background, a particular social background, a particular gender, a particular chronological age, and a particular sexual orientation of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

262. The system of claim 257, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

an end user profile matching determining module configured to determine which associated end users from the group of associated end users has one or more characteristics that match with the one or more characteristics indicated by the one or more end user profiles, the one or more end user profiles indicating one or more user enterprise hierarchy positions of those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

263. The system of claim 257, wherein said end user profile matching determining module comprises:

a computer usage comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with computer usage of the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

264. The system of claim 263, wherein said computer usage comparison module comprises:

a computer research activity comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with computer research activities of the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

266. The system of claim 263, wherein said computer usage comparison module comprises:

a communication message comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with content of communication messages received or transmitted by the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

267. The system of claim 263, wherein said computer usage comparison module comprises:

a work-related product comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with contents of work-related products of the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages.

268. The system of claim 267, wherein said work-related product comparison module comprises:

a work-related product comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with contents of work-related products of the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages, the work-related products being generated using one or more NC productivity applications.

269. The system of claim 268, wherein said work-related product comparison module comprises:

a work-related product comparison module configured to compare the one or more end user profiles with the contents of work-related products of the group of associated end users to identify those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages, at least a portion of the work-related products being generated using at least one of a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, a presentation application, a database application, a diagramming application, a publishing application, a design or engineering application, a document management application, and an accounting application.

271. The system of claim 257, wherein said associated end user identifying module comprises:

an associated end user identifying module configured to identify from the group of associated end users those associated end users who should be presented with the first one or more messages based on one or more end user profiles provided by an enterprise associated with the group of associated end users.

272. The system of claim 256, wherein said associated end user identifying module comprises:

a relevant work product identifying module configured to identify which work products of the group of associated end users include content that are relevant to content of at least one of the first one or more messages.

273. The system of claim 272, wherein said relevant work product identifying module comprises:

a relevant work product identifying module configured to identify which work products of the group of associated end users include one or more words or terms that are relevant to content of the at least one of the first one or more messages.

274. The system of claim 272, wherein said relevant work product identifying module comprises:

a relevant work product identifying module configured to identify which work products of the group of associated end users include one or more phrases that are relevant to content of the at least one of the first one or more messages.

275. The system of claim 272, wherein said relevant work product identifying module comprises:

a relevant work product identifying module configured to identify which work products of the group of associated end users include one or more symbols or icons that are relevant to content of the at least one of the first one or more messages.

276. The system of claim 272, wherein said relevant work product identifying module comprises:

a relevant work product identifying module configured to identify which work products of the group of associated end users include one or more numerical values that are relevant to content of the at least one of the first one or more messages.

298. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages in a manner such that the first one or more messages are displayed or audioally indicated through the channel during a first point-in-time and the second one or more messages are displayed or audioally indicated through the channel during a second point-in-time.

299. The system of claim 202, wherein said messages presenting module comprises:

a messages presenting module configured to present the first one or more messages and the second one or more messages to the one or more associated end users in a manner such that the first one or more messages are displayed or audioally indicated through the channel during a first time interval and the second one or more messages are displayed or audioally indicated through the channel during a second time interval.

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