MECHANISM FOR SHARING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION EVENTS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising one or more server computers configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising steps of:
- maintaining, for a particular application that is associated with a particular user, particular content that is accessible over a network;
based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of a first input from the particular application, transmitting, over the network, a first link to a first application that is associated with a first user;
based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of usage of the first link by the first application, enabling the first application to interact with the particular content over the network;
based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of a second input from the particular application, transmitting, over the network, a second link to a second application that is associated with a second user;
based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of usage of the second link by the second application, enabling the second application to interact with the particular content over the network;
receiving, over the network, from the particular application, an indication of a particular interaction with the particular application, and wherein the particular interaction includes interaction that causes change to the particular content;
generating first information, wherein the first information includes information that provides context of the particular interaction and a particular link that provides access over the network to the particular content;
storing the first information in a database;
storing the first information in a memory cache;
transmitting, over the network, the first information to the first application;
without accessing the database to retrieve the first information, retrieving the first information from the memory cache and transmitting, over the network to the second application, the first information;
receiving, over the network, from the first application a first comment, wherein the first comment is entered in a first text entry interface, of the first application, that is related to the first information;
while the first information is concurrently stored in the database and in the memory cache, performing the steps of;
storing the first comment, in relationship with the first information, in the database; and
in response to receiving from the first application the first comment, updating the memory cache with the first comment to store the first comment in relationship with the first information in the memory cache;
retrieving the first comment from the memory cache without accessing the database;
without the first application having received user input that explicitly indicates with whom to share the first comment, and without accessing the database to retrieve the first comment, transmitting, over the network, the first comment to the second application, to enable display of the first comment, in relation to the first information, in the second application; and
wherein the step of transmitting the first comment to the second application is performed based, at least in part, on the first information having been transmitted to the second application.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided that allow users to collaborate in relationship to data views, application displays, applications or events. A user can type in a text view related to a specific view in an application display, and the information is shared with other users that take part in sharing that view. A user that expresses an interest in an event is notified about the event and has the capability to interact, in relation to the event, with other users (e.g. by text). The particular form of interaction (and sharing) can be selectively specified. This interaction is comparable to a dynamic bulletin board where the subject is event driven. In the case of an event interest(s), users specify their interest (e.g. in other user application events or system events) and the system automatically alerts them to the occurrence of the event.
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30 Claims
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1. A system, comprising one or more server computers configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising steps of:
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maintaining, for a particular application that is associated with a particular user, particular content that is accessible over a network; based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of a first input from the particular application, transmitting, over the network, a first link to a first application that is associated with a first user; based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of usage of the first link by the first application, enabling the first application to interact with the particular content over the network; based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of a second input from the particular application, transmitting, over the network, a second link to a second application that is associated with a second user; based, at least in part, on receiving, over the network, an indication of usage of the second link by the second application, enabling the second application to interact with the particular content over the network; receiving, over the network, from the particular application, an indication of a particular interaction with the particular application, and wherein the particular interaction includes interaction that causes change to the particular content; generating first information, wherein the first information includes information that provides context of the particular interaction and a particular link that provides access over the network to the particular content; storing the first information in a database; storing the first information in a memory cache; transmitting, over the network, the first information to the first application; without accessing the database to retrieve the first information, retrieving the first information from the memory cache and transmitting, over the network to the second application, the first information; receiving, over the network, from the first application a first comment, wherein the first comment is entered in a first text entry interface, of the first application, that is related to the first information; while the first information is concurrently stored in the database and in the memory cache, performing the steps of; storing the first comment, in relationship with the first information, in the database; and in response to receiving from the first application the first comment, updating the memory cache with the first comment to store the first comment in relationship with the first information in the memory cache; retrieving the first comment from the memory cache without accessing the database; without the first application having received user input that explicitly indicates with whom to share the first comment, and without accessing the database to retrieve the first comment, transmitting, over the network, the first comment to the second application, to enable display of the first comment, in relation to the first information, in the second application; and wherein the step of transmitting the first comment to the second application is performed based, at least in part, on the first information having been transmitted to the second application. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A method comprising:
performing, by one or more server computers; receiving, over a network from a first application that is associated with a first user, data that indicates a first expression of interest in application events of a particular user; receiving, over the network from a second application that is associated with a second user, data that indicates a second expression of interest in application events of the particular user; receiving, over the network from the first application, data that indicates a third expression of interest in application events of a given user; receiving, over the network from a third application that is associated with a third user, data that indicates a fourth expression of interest in application events of the given user; receiving, over the network from a given application that is associated with the given user, an indication of a given interaction of the given user with the given application; receiving, over the network from a particular application that is associated with the particular user, an indication of a particular interaction of the particular user with the particular application; after receiving the data that indicates the first expression of interest, the data that indicates the second expression of interest, the data that indicates the third expression of interest, the data that indicates the fourth expression of interest, the indication of the particular interaction and the indication of the given interaction, performing the steps of; concurrently maintaining, first information and second information, in a database and in a memory cache accessible to a first process; transmitting, from the first process to a second process, the first information and the second information from the memory cache without accessing the database; assembling and formatting for display, by the second process, content of a first application view, to include content of a first view and content of a second view, wherein the content of the first view includes the first information and the content of the second view includes the second information; transmitting, from the second process to a third process, the content of the first application view; transmitting, from the third process, over the network, the content of the first application view to the first application to enable display of the first application view in a first application display of the first application, wherein the first application view concurrently includes the first view and the second view, wherein the first view includes the first information and the second view includes the second information; wherein the first information is transmitted to the first application based, at least in part, on the third expression of interest; wherein the first information includes information that provides context of the given interaction and a given link that provides access over the network to a given view that is associated with the given interaction; wherein the second information is transmitted to the first application based, at least in part, on the first expression of interest; wherein the second information includes information that provides context of the particular interaction and a particular link that provides access over the network to a particular view that is associated with the particular interaction; without transmitting the first information to the second application, transmitting over the network the second information to the second application to enable display of the second information in a second application display of the second application without the first information being displayed in the second application display; wherein the second information is transmitted to the second application based, at least in part, on the second expression of interest; without transmitting the second information to the third application, transmitting over the network the first information to the third application to enable display of the first information in a third application display of the third application without the second information being displayed in the third application display; wherein the first information is transmitted to the third application based, at least in part, on the fourth expression of interest; and after transmitting the first information and the second information to the first application, transmitting the second information to the second application and transmitting the first information to the third application, performing the steps of; receiving, over the network from the second application, a first comment, wherein the first comment is entered in a first text entry interface, of the second application, that is related to the second information; without the second application having received user input that explicitly indicates with whom to share the first comment, and without transmitting the first comment to the third application, transmitting, over the network, the first comment to the first application, to enable display of the first comment, in relation to the second information, in the first application display; and wherein the step of transmitting the first comment to the first application is performed based, at least in part, on the second information having been transmitted to the first application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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3. A system, comprising one or more server computers configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising steps of:
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receiving, over a network from a particular application that is associated with a particular user, a first expression of interest in application events of a first user; receiving, over the network from the particular application, a second expression of interest in application events of a second user; receiving, over the network from a first application that is associated with the first user, an indication of a first interaction of the first user with the first application; storing first information about the first interaction in a database, wherein the first information includes a description of the first interaction and a first link that is associated with the first interaction; storing the first information in a memory cache accessible to a first process; receiving, over the network from a second application that is associated with the second user, an indication of a second interaction of the second user with the second application; while the first information is concurrently stored in the database and in the memory cache, performing the steps of; storing second information about the second interaction in the database, wherein the second information includes a description of the second interaction and a second link that is associated with the second interaction; and updating the memory cache with the second information to store the second information in the memory cache; transmitting, from the first process to a second process, the first information and the second information from the memory cache without accessing the database; assembling and formatting for display, by the second process, content of a first application view, to include content of a first view and content of a second view, wherein the content of the first view includes the first information and the content of the second view includes the second information; transmitting, from the second process to a third process, the content of the first application view; transmitting, from the third process, over the network, the content of the first application view to the particular application to enable display of the first application view in a first application display of the particular application, wherein the first application view concurrently includes the first view and the second view, wherein the first view includes the first information and the second view includes the second information; wherein the first information is transmitted to the particular application based, at least in part, on the first expression of interest; and wherein the second information is transmitted to the particular application based, at least in part, on the second expression of interest. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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4. A system, comprising one or more server computers configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising steps of:
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receiving, over a network from a first application that is associated with a first user, data that indicates a first expression of interest in application events of a particular user; receiving, over the network from a second application that is associated with a second user, data that indicates a second expression of interest in application events of the particular user; receiving, over the network from the first application, data that indicates a third expression of interest in application events of a given user; receiving, over the network from a third application that is associated with a third user, data that indicates a fourth expression of interest in application events of the given user; receiving, over the network from a given application that is associated with the given user, an indication of a given interaction of the given user with the given application; receiving, over the network from a particular application that is associated with the particular user, an indication of a particular interaction of the particular user with the particular application; after receiving the data that indicates the first expression of interest, the data that indicates the second expression of interest, the data that indicates the third expression of interest, the data that indicates the fourth expression of interest, the indication of the particular interaction and the indication of the given interaction, performing the steps of; transmitting, over the network, first information and second information to the first application, to enable concurrent display of the first information and the second information in a first application display of the first application; wherein the first information is transmitted to the first application based, at least in part, on the third expression of interest; wherein the first information includes information that provides context of the given interaction and a given link that provides access over the network to a given view that is associated with the given interaction; wherein the second information is transmitted to the first application based, at least in part, on the first expression of interest; wherein the second information includes information that provides context of the particular interaction and a particular link that provides access over the network to a particular view that is associated with the particular interaction; without transmitting the first information to the second application, transmitting over the network the second information to the second application to enable display of the second information in a second application display of the second application without the first information being displayed in the second application display; wherein the second information is transmitted to the second application based, at least in part, on the second expression of interest; without transmitting the second information to the third application, transmitting over the network the first information to the third application to enable display of the first information in a third application display of the third application without the second information being displayed in the third application display; wherein the first information is transmitted to the third application based, at least in part, on the fourth expression of interest; and after transmitting the first information and the second information to the first application, transmitting the second information to the second application and transmitting the first information to the third application, performing the steps of; receiving, over the network from the second application, a first comment, wherein the first comment is entered in a first text entry interface, of the second application, that is related to the second information; without the second application having received user input that explicitly indicates with whom to share the first comment, and without transmitting the first comment to the third application, transmitting, over the network, the first comment to the first application, to enable display of the first comment, in relation to the second information, in the first application display; and wherein the step of transmitting the first comment to the first application is performed based, at least in part, on the second information having been transmitted to the first application. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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