USER ENGAGEMENT APPLICATION ACROSS USER INTERFACE APPLICATIONS

• US 20170185244A1
• Filed: 12/29/2015
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: HALL, Christina, FEHLAU, Anja, GELDMACHER, Christian, GOEPPERT, Joerg, KRAUT, Sophie, BADER, Bjoern, SIEFKEN, Hergen, HERTER, Klaus
• Granted Patent: US 10,088,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/183 Tabulation, i.e. one-dimensional positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for communicating and collecting data across multiple applications through a single user engagement application includes displaying multiple applications and a single user engagement application in a single window. Each of the multiple applications includes a user interface and user interface data objects being displayed in the single window. The user engagement application includes a chat user interface and a collection user interface, where the chat user interface displays multiple chat threads and the collection user interface includes multiple collections of saved user interface data objects. The user engagement application is a separate and distinct application from each of the multiple applications. The method includes copying and inserting selected user interface data object into a selected chat thread in the chat user interface and posting the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for communicating and collecting data across multiple applications through a single user engagement application including executing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the method comprising:

displaying multiple applications and a single user engagement application in a single window, wherein;

each of the multiple applications includes a user interface and user interface data objects being displayed in the single window,

the user engagement application includes a chat user interface and a collection user interface, wherein the chat user interface displays multiple chat threads comprising chats with one or more other users and the collection user interface comprises multiple collections of saved user interface data objects, and

the user engagement application is a separate and distinct application from each of the multiple applications;

receiving user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected chat thread from the multiple chat threads in the chat user interface;

in response to receiving the user select input, copying and inserting the selected user interface data object into the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receiving user send input to post the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user send input, posting the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the posted user interface data object both in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface and in the application from which the user interface data object was selected in the single window.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving user select and edit input to select and edit the user interface data object in the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user select and edit input, selecting and editing the user interface data object in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising exposing the user interface data objects from each of the multiple applications for selection and use within the user engagement application.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected collection from the multiple collection in the collection user interface; and

in response to receiving the user select input, copying, inserting and saving the selected user interface data object into the selected collection in the collection user interface.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising displaying the saved user interface data object both in the selected collection in the collection user interface and in the application from which the user interface data object was selected in the single window.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a different user interface data object from another user in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receiving user input to select and open the different user interface data object; and

in response to receiving the user input to select and open the different user interface data object, opening the different user interface data object within the single window to enable direct manipulation of the different user interface data object by the user.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving text input and user send input in a text box for the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the text input and the user send input, posting the text input to the other users of the selected chat thread.

9. A computer program product for communicating and collecting data across multiple application through a single user engagement application, the computer program product being tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

display multiple applications and a single user engagement application in a single window, wherein;

each of the multiple applications includes a user interface and user interface data objects being displayed in the single window,

the user engagement application includes a chat user interface and a collection user interface, wherein the chat user interface displays multiple chat threads comprising chats with one or more other users and the collection user interface comprises multiple collections of saved user interface data objects, and

the user engagement application is a separate and distinct application from each of the multiple applications;

receive user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected chat thread from the multiple chat threads in the chat user interface;

in response to receiving the user select input, copy and insert the selected user interface data object into the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receive user send input to post the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user send input, post the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to display the posted user interface data object both in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface and in the application from which the user interface data object was selected in the single window.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

receive user select and edit input to select and edit the user interface data object in the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user select and edit input, select and edit the user interface data object in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to expose the user interface data objects from each of the multiple applications for selection and use within the user engagement application.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

receive user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected collection from the multiple collection in the collection user interface; and

in response to receiving to the user select input, copy, insert and save the selected user interface data object into the selected collection in the collection user interface.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to display the saved user interface data object both in the selected collection in the collection user interface and in the application from which the user interface data object was selected in the single window.

15. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

receive a different user interface data object from another user in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receive user input to select and open the different user interface data object; and

in response to receiving the user input to select and open the different user interface data object, open the different user interface data object within the single window to enable direct manipulation of the different user interface data object by the user.

16. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, are configured to cause the at least one computing device to:

receive text input and user send input in a text box for the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the text input and the user send input, post the text input to the other users of the selected chat thread.

17. A system for communicating and collecting data across multiple application through a single user engagement application, the system comprising:

at least one memory including instructions; and

at least one processor that is operably coupled to the at least one memory and that is arranged and configured to execute the instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to implement a single window, multiple applications and a single user engagement application wherein;

the multiple applications and the single user engagement application display in the single window and the single user engagement application is a separate and distinct application from each of the multiple applications, wherein;

each of the multiple applications includes a user interface and user interface data objects being displayed in the single window, and

the user engagement application includes a chat user interface and a collection user interface, wherein the chat user interface displays multiple chat threads comprising chats with one or more other users and the collection user interface comprises multiple collections of saved user interface data objects; and

the user engagement application is configured to;

receive user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected chat thread from the multiple chat threads in the chat user interface;

in response to receiving the user select input, copy and insert the selected user interface data object into the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receive user send input to post the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user send input, post the inserted user interface data object to the other users of the selected chat thread.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the user engagement application is configured to:

receive user select and edit input to select and edit the user interface data object in the selected chat thread; and

in response to receiving the user select and edit input, select and edit the user interface data object in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the user engagement application is configured to:

receive user select input to select and insert a user interface data object from one of the multiple applications into a selected collection from the multiple collection in the collection user interface; and

in response to receiving to the user select input, copy, insert and save the selected user interface data object into the selected collection in the collection user interface.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the user engagement application is configured to:

receive a different user interface data object from another user in the selected chat thread in the chat user interface;

receive user input to select and open the different user interface data object; and

in response to receiving the user input to select and open the different user interface data object, open the different user interface data object within the single window to enable direct manipulation of the different user interface data object by the user.