METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING EXTERNALLY SHARED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for creating an externally shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform, the group-based communication platform having a plurality of database shards, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a first client device associated with an initiator group identification, a shared communication channel generation query associated with the initiator group identification and a target group identification;
generating, in the group-based communication platform, a shared communication channel shard, wherein the shared communication channel shard is assigned a shared communication channel identification, and the group-based communication platform includes a first database shard associated with the initiator group identification and a second database shard associated with the target group identification;
transmitting, to a second client device associated with the target group identification, a shared communication channel acceptance request, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance request is associated with the shared communication channel identification;
receiving a shared communication channel acceptance notification, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance notification includes an electronic approval to associate the shared communication channel identification with the target group identification;
updating, in a main database, a shard referential table based on the initiator group identification, the target group identification, and the shared communication channel identification; and
transmitting, to each of the first client device and the second client device, an externally shared group-based shared communication channel interface of the shared communication channel based on the shared communication channel shard.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program product for creating an externally shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform are described herein. The group-based communication platform may have a plurality of database shards. A computer-implemented method may include receiving, from a first client device associated with an initiator group identification, a shared communication channel generation query associated with the initiator group identification and a target group identification; generating, in the group-based communication platform, a shared communication channel shard; transmitting, to a second client device associated with the target group identification, a shared communication channel acceptance request; receiving a shared communication channel acceptance notification; updating, in a main database, a shard referential table based on the initiator group identification, the target group identification, and the shared communication channel identification; and transmitting a shared communication channel interface of the shared communication channel based on the shared communication channel shard.
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29 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating an externally shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform, the group-based communication platform having a plurality of database shards, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a first client device associated with an initiator group identification, a shared communication channel generation query associated with the initiator group identification and a target group identification; generating, in the group-based communication platform, a shared communication channel shard, wherein the shared communication channel shard is assigned a shared communication channel identification, and the group-based communication platform includes a first database shard associated with the initiator group identification and a second database shard associated with the target group identification; transmitting, to a second client device associated with the target group identification, a shared communication channel acceptance request, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance request is associated with the shared communication channel identification; receiving a shared communication channel acceptance notification, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance notification includes an electronic approval to associate the shared communication channel identification with the target group identification; updating, in a main database, a shard referential table based on the initiator group identification, the target group identification, and the shared communication channel identification; and transmitting, to each of the first client device and the second client device, an externally shared group-based shared communication channel interface of the shared communication channel based on the shared communication channel shard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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7. An apparatus for creating an externally shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform, the group-based communication platform having a plurality of database shards, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code, the at least one non-transitory memory and the program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive, from a first client device associated with an initiator group identification, a shared communication channel generation query associated with the initiator group identification and a target group identification; generate, in the group-based communication platform, a shared communication channel shard, wherein the shared communication channel shard is assigned a shared communication channel identification, and the group-based communication platform includes a first database shard associated with the initiator group identification and a second database shard associated with the target group identification; transmit, to a second client device associated with the target group identification, a shared communication channel acceptance request, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance request is associated with the shared communication channel identification; receive a shared communication channel acceptance notification, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance notification includes an electronic approval to associate the shared communication channel identification with the target group identification; update, in a main database, a shard referential table based on the initiator group identification, the target group identification, and the shared communication channel identification; and transmit, to each of the first client device and the second client device, an externally shared group-based shared communication channel interface of the shared communication channel based on the shared communication channel shard. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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13. A computer program product for creating an externally shared communication channel in a group-based communication platform, the group-based communication platform having a plurality of database shards, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising an executable portion configured to:
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receive, from a first client device associated with an initiator group identification, a shared communication channel generation query associated with the initiator group identification and a target group identification; generate, in the group-based communication platform, a shared communication channel shard, wherein the shared communication channel shard is assigned a shared communication channel identification, and the group-based communication platform includes a first database shard associated with the initiator group identification and a second database shard associated with the target group identification; transmit, to a second client device associated with the target group identification, a shared communication channel acceptance request, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance request is associated with the shared communication channel identification; receive a shared communication channel acceptance notification, wherein the shared communication channel acceptance notification includes an electronic approval to associate the shared communication channel identification with the target group identification; update, in a main database, a shard referential table based on the initiator group identification, the target group identification, and the shared communication channel identification; and transmit, to each of the first client device and the second client device, an externally shared group-based shared communication channel interface of the shared communication channel based on the shared communication channel shard. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 27, 28, 29)
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