20240056490. UPDATING USER-SPECIFIC APPLICATION INSTANCES BASED ON COLLABORATIVE OBJECT ACTIVITY simplified abstract (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC)

UPDATING USER-SPECIFIC APPLICATION INSTANCES BASED ON COLLABORATIVE OBJECT ACTIVITY

Organization Name

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

Inventor(s)

Rajesh Rangarajan of Redmond WA (US)

Aaron William Linne of Bellevue WA (US)

Rajiv Ramaiah of Scottsdale AZ (US)

Archana Saseetharan of Redmond WA (US)

Mansoor Malik of Kirkland WA (US)

Shiraz Cupala of Seattle WA (US)

Beste Nazilli of Redmond WA (US)

Kevin Daniel Morrison of Arlington MA (US)

Sagar Nagaraja Shastry of Everett WA (US)

Eric Jonathan Hull of Seattle WA (US)

Alexander Tobias Powell of Redmond WA (US)

Lei Yang of Sammamish WA (US)

Manasi Sharma of Redmond WA (US)

Siddharth Uppal of Bothell WA (US)

Yuri Dogandjiev of Renton WA (US)

UPDATING USER-SPECIFIC APPLICATION INSTANCES BASED ON COLLABORATIVE OBJECT ACTIVITY - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240056490 titled 'UPDATING USER-SPECIFIC APPLICATION INSTANCES BASED ON COLLABORATIVE OBJECT ACTIVITY

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a system where user-specific instances of a second application are updated for individual users of a group based on a shared data file for the second application via a collaboration object in a first application. The instances of the second application provide each user with a custom user experience, granting access to specific content based on object permissions data. An application extension extends content editing functionalities of the second application into the collaboration object, allowing for automatic updates to provide direct access to specific content associated with the collaboration object.

• User-specific instances of a second application are updated based on a shared data file via a collaboration object.
• Custom user experiences are provided to individual users within a group.
• Content editing functionalities of the second application are extended into the collaboration object.
• Automatic updates are triggered to provide direct access to specific content for each user.
• Users can access the data file via the collaboration object and their own instance of the second application.

Potential Applications

• Collaborative document editing platforms
• Project management tools
• Educational software

Problems Solved

• Ensuring user-specific content access within a group setting
• Simplifying content management and sharing processes
• Enhancing collaboration and productivity among users

Benefits

• Customized user experiences
• Efficient content updating and sharing
• Enhanced collaboration and communication within groups

Original Abstract Submitted

updating user-specific instances of a second application for individual users of a group based on a data file for the second application being shared via a collaboration object that corresponds to the group within a first application. the instances of the second application present each individual user with their own custom user experience that is configured to provide access to specific content based on object permissions data. an application extension is executable, by the first application, to extend content editing functionalities of the second application into the collaboration object. responsive to specific content being associated with the collaboration object via the application extension, each of the instances of the second application may be automatically updated to provide direct access to the specific content. thus, each user within the group defined for collaboration object can access the data file via the collaboration object and their own instance of the second application.