UNIFIED MESSAGING PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE LIST OBJECTS

• US 20160344678A1
• Filed: 07/15/2015
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: MacDonald, Brian, Lane, Mira, Waldman, Larry, Voss, Chad, Del Rosario, Diego Baca, Spiziri, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/799,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20160344678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]

Abstract

A unified messaging platform is described which provides a comprehensive environment for collaboration, file sharing, and project management. In aspects, the unified messaging platform is organized based on one or more teams or projects, where each team or project is further organized by customizable categories. A user interface is provided for ready access to information related to each category (e.g., communications, files, tasks, work product, etc.), which information is automatically and seamlessly synchronized across the platform such that each team member remains abreast of the current progress and status of a project. Team communication and cooperation regarding project assignments and deliverables are facilitated by interactive list objects. An interactive list object is automatically updated regarding the progress of project assignments. Moreover, updates to the interactive list object are automatically synchronized and displayed to team members in a single version of the interactive list object across multiple views of the platform.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the system to perform a method of creating a list object, the method comprising;

creating a list object comprising;

receiving at least one item;

receiving at least one parameter related to the at least one item; and

linking an interactive control to the at least one parameter;

embedding the list object in a message to form an object embedded message; and

sending the object embedded message to one or more endpoints.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that at least one of the one or more endpoints is not registered with a unified messaging application; and

transforming the object embedded message into a format that is readable at the at least one endpoint.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a selection of the interactive control, receiving an update to the at least one parameter in the list object.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is not registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

transforming the update into computer-readable instructions for applying the update to the at least one parameter in the list object.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

applying the update to the at least one parameter in the list object.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

applying the update to the list object in a plurality of views associated with the unified messaging application, wherein the list object is provided as a single version by the unified messaging application.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the single version of the list object is viewable at a plurality of endpoints registered with the unified messaging application.

8. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

applying the update to the list object to form an updated list object;

sending the updated list object to one or more endpoints, wherein at least one of the one or more endpoints is not registered with a unified messaging application; and

transforming the updated list object into a format that is readable at the at least one endpoint.

9. A system comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the system to perform a method, the method comprising;

receiving a message including a list object, the list object comprising;

at least one item;

at least one parameter relating to the at least one item; and

an interactive control for updating the list object;

in response to a selection of the interactive control, receiving an update to the list object within the message; and

applying the update to the list object to form an updated list object within the message.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is not registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

transforming the update into computer-readable instructions for applying the update to the list object.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

applying the update to the list object in a plurality of views associated with the unified messaging application, wherein the updated list object is provided as a single version by the unified messaging application.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the single version of the updated list object is viewable at a plurality of endpoints registered with the unified messaging application.

13. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

sending the updated list object to one or more endpoints, wherein at least one of the one or more endpoints is not registered with a unified messaging application; and

transforming the updated list object into a format that is readable at the at least one endpoint.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

sending a notification regarding the updated list object to one or more endpoints registered with a unified messaging application.

15. A method of receiving an update to a list object, the method comprising:

receiving a list object, the list object comprising;

at least one item;

at least one parameter relating to the at least one item; and

an interactive control for updating the list object;

in response to a selection of the interactive control, receiving an update to the list object; and

applying the update to the list object.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is not registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

transforming the update into computer-readable instructions for applying the update to the list object.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the update is received from an endpoint that is registered with a unified messaging application, the method further comprising:

applying the update to the list object in a plurality of views associated with the unified messaging application, wherein the updated list object is provided as a single version by the unified messaging application.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the single version of the updated list object is viewable at a plurality of endpoints registered with the unified messaging application.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

sending the updated list object to one or more endpoints, wherein at least one of the one or more endpoints is not registered with a unified messaging application; and

transforming the updated list object into a format that is readable at the at least one endpoint.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

sending a notification regarding the updated list object to one or more endpoints registered with a unified messaging application.