US 11,861,258 B2
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for sharing interface annotations among participating devices within a group-based communication system
Andrew Locascio, San Francisco, CA (US); Jahanzeb Sherwani, San Francisco, CA (US); and Hubert Florin, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to Slack Technologies, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Slack Technologies, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,350.
Application 18/099,350 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,168, filed on Jan. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,561,755.
Application 17/141,168 is a continuation of application No. 16/158,383, filed on Oct. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,884,693, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/572,181, filed on Oct. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0236789 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06Q 10/101 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 3/1462 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06Q 10/101 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04L 12/1831 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for sharing annotations in a group-based communication interface, comprising:
transmitting an indication of a content item for display at a plurality of devices viewing the group-based communication interface;
receiving a drawing annotation of the content item;
transmitting an indication of the drawing annotation for display at the plurality of devices viewing the group-based communication interface;
receiving a reactive emoji associated with the drawing annotation of the content item, wherein the drawing annotation and the reactive emoji are received from different devices; and
transmitting an indication of the reactive emoji for display at the plurality of devices viewing the group-based communication interface, wherein the reactive emoji is displayed in association with one or more of the content item and the drawing annotation.