Private interaction hubs

• US 9,680,888 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2016
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Thomas, Shawn M., Chen, Ted Tai-Yu, Sarin, Raman K., Vasudevan, Lavanya, Matthews, III, Joseph H., Schrader, Joseph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US15/071,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20160197968A1
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 715742
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A mobile device has memory storage to maintain hub data that is associated with a private interaction hub, where the hub data includes multiple types of displayable data that is editable by different types of device applications. The memory storage at the device also maintains private data that is displayable and is viewable with one of the device applications. The mobile device also includes a display device to display the multiple types of the hub data in a hub user interface of a hub application. The display device can also display the private data and a subset of the hub data that are both associated with a device application in a device application user interface.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a display device;

a processor; and

one or more computer-readable storage media storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising;

storing hub data that is associated with a hub, wherein the hub associates members for private interaction of the hub data;

causing, using the display device, display of a plurality of tiles in a hub user interface associated with the hub;

causing, using the display device, display of at least a subset of the hub data using one or more tiles of the plurality of tiles in the hub user interface, wherein the one or more tiles are selectable to update the subset of the hub data;

receiving social network updates for one or more of the members of the hub; and

causing, using the display device, display of the social network updates using at least one tile of the plurality of tiles.

2. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the hub data comprises at least one of:

member data;

messaging data;

photo data;

notebook data;

or

calendar data.

3. The mobile device as recited in claim 2, wherein causing the display of the subset of the hub data comprises causing using the display device, display of the at least one of the member data, the messaging data, the photo data, the notebook data, or the calendar data using an individual tile of the one or more tiles.

4. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a tile of the one or more tiles, wherein the tile represents a type of the hub data; and

causing, based at least in part on receiving the selection of the tile, display of at least a subset of the type of the hub data in an application user interface.

5. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

storing private data associated with a member of the members;

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a tile of the plurality of tiles; and

causing, using the display device, display of the private data and at least an additional subset of the hub data in an application user interface.

6. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more tiles include at least one of:

a members tile that is selectable to initiate a display of information corresponding to at least one of the members;

a messaging tile that is selectable to participate in a messaging thread with at least one of the members;

a photo album tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more photos shared by at least one of the members;

a notebook tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more notes shared by at least one of the members;

or

a calendar tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more events shared by at least one of the members.

7. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a tile from the one or more tiles, the tile representing a type of the hub data;

receiving input corresponding to an update to the type of the hub data; and

sending, to a system, data corresponding to the update to the type of the hub data.

8. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

causing, using the display device, display of a third-party application using a tile of the plurality of tiles;

receiving a selection of the tile; and

causing, using the display device, display of information provided by the third-party application, wherein the information is based at least in part on the hub data.

9. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

receiving, from a server, data corresponding to an update to a type of the hub data, wherein a tile of the one or more tiles represents the type of the hub data; and

causing the tile to display information associated with the update.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, from a service, hub data that is associated with a hub, the hub data comprising at least one of member data, messaging data, photo data, notebook data, or calendar data;

associating members into the hub for private interaction using the hub data; and

displaying at least a subset of the hub data in one or more tiles in a hub user interface, wherein the one or more tiles are selectable to update the subset of the hub data.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, the method further comprising displaying the at least one of the member data, the messaging data, the photo data, the notebook data, or the calendar data using an individual tile of the one or more tiles.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, the method further comprising:

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a tile of the one or more tiles; and

displaying, based at least in part on receiving the selection of the tile, at least an additional subset of the hub data in an application user interface.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

storing private data associated with a member of the members;

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of an additional tile in the hub user interface; and

displaying the private data and at least an additional subset of the hub data in an application user interface.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the one or more tiles include at least one of:

a members tile that is selectable to initiate a display of information corresponding to at least one of the members;

a messaging tile that is selectable to participate in a messaging thread with at least one of the members;

a photo album tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more photos shared by at least one of the members;

a notebook tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more notes shared by at least one of the members;

or

a calendar tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more events shared by at least one of the members.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, the method further comprising:

receiving a social network update for a member of the members of the private interaction hub; and

displaying the social network update in conjunction with the subset of the hub data using at least one additional tile in the hub user interface.

16. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of a tile from the one or more tiles;

receiving input corresponding to an update to the subset of the hub data; and

sending, to a system, data corresponding to the update to the subset of the hub data.

17. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure an electronic device to perform operations comprising:

storing hub data that is associated with a hub;

associating members into the hub for private interaction using the hub data; and

causing display of at least a subset of the hub data using one or more tiles in a hub user interface, wherein the one or more tiles are selectable to update the subset of the hub data.

18. The one or more computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 17, wherein the hub data includes at least one of member data, messaging data, photo data, notebook data, or calendar data, and wherein the operations further comprise causing display of the at least one of the member data, the messaging data, the photo data, the notebook data, or the calendar data using an individual tile of the one or more tiles.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

receiving a social network update for a member of the members of the private interaction hub; and

causing display of the social network update in conjunction with the subset of the hub data using at least one additional tile in the hub user interface.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 17, the operations further comprising:

storing private data associated with a member of the members;

receiving an input corresponding to a selection of an additional tile in the hub user interface; and

causing display of the private data and at least an additional subset of the hub data in an application user interface.

21. The one or more computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 17, wherein the one or more tiles include at least one of:

a members tile that is selectable to initiate a display of information corresponding to at least one of the members;

a messaging tile that is selectable to participate in a messaging thread with at least one of the members;

a photo album tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more photos shared by at least one of the members;

a notebook tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more notes shared by at least one of the members;

or

a calendar tile that is selectable to initiate a display of one or more events shared by at least one of the members.