18237822. CONVERTING LINKS AND STATIC DATA INTO COLLABORATIVE USER EXPERIENCES simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

CONVERTING LINKS AND STATIC DATA INTO COLLABORATIVE USER EXPERIENCES

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor(s)

Leeviana Peng Gray of Bellevue WA (US)

Sebastien Rene Vandenberghe of Le Pradet (FR)

Kyle P. Curlett of Seattle WA (US)

Yan Zhong Leigh of Kirkland WA (US)

Brian D. Meersma of Redmond WA (US)

Benjamin G. Wilde of Quincy MA (US)

Natalie Ann Mionis of Cambridge MA (US)

Sophia Isabel Vennix of Seattle WA (US)

Christopher Andrews Jung of Seattle WA (US)

Humberto Lezama Guadarrama of Redmond WA (US)

CONVERTING LINKS AND STATIC DATA INTO COLLABORATIVE USER EXPERIENCES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18237822 titled 'CONVERTING LINKS AND STATIC DATA INTO COLLABORATIVE USER EXPERIENCES

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a messaging application that allows users to collaborate in real-time without the need for multiple messages or navigating away from the application.

• The messaging application enables users to collaborate on links or data within a message.
• It provides a collaborative user experience (UX) within the message interface.
• Users can collaborate in real-time with the sender and other recipients without exchanging additional messages.
• The application eliminates the need to navigate away from the messaging app to view linked content.

Potential Applications

• Business communication and collaboration
• Team collaboration on projects
• Educational collaboration and discussions
• Remote work collaboration

Problems Solved

• Difficulty in determining consensus or summarizing collaboration in traditional messaging applications
• Cumbersome exchange of multiple messages on a topic
• Need to navigate away from the messaging app to view linked content

Benefits

• Real-time collaboration within the messaging application
• Simplified and streamlined collaboration process
• Improved efficiency in communication and decision-making
• Enhanced user experience with the ability to collaborate without leaving the app

Original Abstract Submitted

Traditional messaging applications (such as email, social networking platforms, text, instant messaging, chat, etc.) are ill-equipped for collaboration. For instance, a sender and recipients corresponding regarding a topic are often required to exchange multiple messages. As a result, determining a consensus regarding the topic or summarizing the collaboration is difficult and cumbersome. Moreover, when links are included in messages, recipients are required to navigate away from the messaging application to view the linked content. A messaging application is provided that may be configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate regarding links or data within a sent message or a receive message. In aspects, a collaborative user experience (UX) is provided, which may be an interface within a message that enables real-time collaboration between a sender and one or more recipients regarding message content —without exchanging additional messages or navigating away from the messaging application.