Activity stream based interaction
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1. A system, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive an activity stream, wherein a text-based tag is inserted into the activity stream in response to an indication from a first user at a first system that an application action is desired to be performed at a second system controlled by a second user, wherein the text-based tag includes a command to perform the desired application action, wherein the first user at the first system exerts application-level control over the second system by inserting one or more text-based tags into the activity stream, and wherein an extent to which the first user is permitted to exert application level control over the second system can be controlled based on at least in part on including a corresponding tag in the activity stream; and
a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to;
recognize in the activity stream the text-based tag;
invoke a workflow, includingcreate and start the workflow based at least in part on the text-based tag,in response to the workflow being created and started,determine, by a workflow engine, the application action that the first user at the first system desired to be performed at the second system based at least in part on the text-based tag, anddetermine an object associated with the desired application action based at least in part on information associated with the activity stream,andperform, at the second system, the application action commanded by the text-based tag in connection with the object.
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Abstract
An activity stream based interaction model and systems implementing such a model are disclosed. In various embodiments, a text-based tag is recognized in a received communication stream, such as an activity stream. An action indicated by text included in the tag is determined and performed in response to receiving the tag. In some embodiments, a tag to be inserted into the communication stream may be determined automatically by a machine or a process running on a machine, for example a workflow engine.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive an activity stream, wherein a text-based tag is inserted into the activity stream in response to an indication from a first user at a first system that an application action is desired to be performed at a second system controlled by a second user, wherein the text-based tag includes a command to perform the desired application action, wherein the first user at the first system exerts application-level control over the second system by inserting one or more text-based tags into the activity stream, and wherein an extent to which the first user is permitted to exert application level control over the second system can be controlled based on at least in part on including a corresponding tag in the activity stream; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to; recognize in the activity stream the text-based tag; invoke a workflow, including create and start the workflow based at least in part on the text-based tag, in response to the workflow being created and started, determine, by a workflow engine, the application action that the first user at the first system desired to be performed at the second system based at least in part on the text-based tag, and determine an object associated with the desired application action based at least in part on information associated with the activity stream, and perform, at the second system, the application action commanded by the text-based tag in connection with the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a communication interface, an activity stream, wherein a text-based tag is inserted into the activity stream in response to an indication from a first user at a first system that an application action is desired to be performed at a second system controlled by a second user, wherein the text-based tag includes a command to perform the desired application action, wherein the first user at the first system exerts application-level control over the second system by inserting one or more text-based tags into the activity stream, and wherein an extent to which the first user is permitted to exert application level control over the second system can be controlled based on at least in part on including a corresponding tag in the activity stream; and using a processor to recognize in the activity stream the text-based tag; using the processor to invoke a workflow, including create and start the workflow based at least in part on the text-based tag, in response to the workflow being created and started, determine, by a workflow engine, the application action that the first user at the first system desired to be performed at the second system based at least in part on the text-based tag, and determine an object associated with the desired application action based at least in part on information associated with the activity stream, and using the processor to perform, at the second system, the application action commanded by the text-based tag in connection with the object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer program product embodied in a tangible, non-transient computer readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving an activity stream, wherein a text-based tag is inserted into the activity stream in response to an indication from a first user at a first system that an application action is desired to be performed at a second system controlled by a second user, wherein the text-based tag includes a command to perform the desired application action, wherein the first user at the first system exerts application-level control over the second system by inserting one or more text-based tags into the activity stream, and wherein an extent to which the first user is permitted to exert application level control over the second system can be controlled based on at least in part on including a corresponding tag in the activity stream; and recognizing in the activity stream the text-based tag; invoke a workflow, including creating and starting the workflow based at least in part on the text-based tag, in response to the workflow being created and started, determining, by a workflow engine, the application action that the first user at the first system desired to be performed at the second system based at least in part on the text-based tag, and determining an object associated with the desired application action based at least in part on information associated with the activity stream, and performing, at the second system, the application action commanded by the text-based tag in connection with the object. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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