# US 11,451,639 B1 · Application integration into user profiles within a communication platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,639 B1 - Document ID: US11451639B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/334,262 - Filed: 2021-05-28 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-28 - Assignees: Slack Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Slack Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Edward Zagat; Neville Bowers; Maxwell Hayman; Michael Brevoort - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451639B1 ## CPC - H04L 67/306: User profiles - G06F 16/9535: Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation - G06F 16/9538: Presentation of query results - H04L 67/53: using third party service providers - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - H04L 67/60: Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources (admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Techniques for providing an enhanced user profile to provide relevant information to a user requesting to view a user profile associated with another user. In an example, a first user submits a request to view a user profile associated with a second user. In response to receiving the request, the communication platform identifies one or more communication objects (e.g., communication channels, direct messaging instances, messages, threads, etc.) and/or one or more applications (third-party applications, first party applications, etc.) associated with the second user and/or the first user. The communication platform causes a display of indicator(s) associated with the communication object(s) and/or application(s) in association with the user profile, such as to enable efficient access to the associated communication object(s) and/or application(s). Additionally, the communication platform can identify additional contacts of the second user and/or inferred characteristics of the second user to present in association with the user profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, implemented at least in part by one or more computing devices of a communication platform, comprising: receiving, from a client associated with a first user account of a first user of the communication platform, a request to view a user profile associated with a second user account of a second user of the communication platform; based at least in part on the request, identifying a third-party application associated with the first user account and the second user account, wherein the third-party application is identified based at least in part on a determination that interactions between the second user account and the third-party application meet or exceed a threshold level of interactions; accessing third-party application data associated with a third-party account corresponding to the second user; and causing display of a user profile interface via the client, the user profile interface comprising user data associated with the user profile and the third-party application data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from the client and via the user profile interface, an input associated with the third-party application data; sending the input to the third-party application; receiving response data based at least in part on the input; and causing display of the response data via the user profile interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a first characteristic associated with the first user account and a second characteristic associated with the second user account; identifying a relationship between the first user and the second user based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and determining, based at least in part on the relationship, that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data, wherein accessing the third-party application data is based at least in part on a second determination that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, the method further comprising: identifying a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determining that a user preference associated with the first user account includes a preference to not view data associated with the second third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not view the data, withholding the data associated with the second third-party application from being presented via the user profile interface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining that a user preference associated with the second user account includes a preference to not publish first data associated with the third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not publish the first data, withholding the first data from being presented via the user profile interface, wherein the third-party application data comprises second data associated with the third-party application. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, the method further comprising: identifying a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determining a first characteristic associated with the first third-party application and second characteristic associated with the second third-party application; and ranking the first third-party application and the second third-party application based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic, wherein causing the display of the first third-party application is based at least in part on the ranking. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first characteristic and the second characteristic comprise at least one of: a frequency of use of the first third-party application and the second third-party application; a recency of use of the first third-party application and the second third-party application; a priority indication associated with first third-party application data associated with the first third-party application and second third-party application data associated with the second third-party application; or a level of interaction that is enabled by the first third-party application and the second third-party application. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: receive, from a client associated with a first user account of a first user of a communication platform, a request to view a user profile associated with a second user account of a second user of the communication platform; based at least in part on the request, identify a third-party application associated with the first user account and the second user account, wherein the third-party application is identified based at least in part on a determination that interactions between the second user account and the third-party application meet or exceed a threshold level of interactions; access third-party application data associated with a third-party account corresponding to the second user; and cause display of a user profile interface via the client, the user profile interface comprising user data associated with the user profile and the third-party application data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the system to: receive, from the client and via the user profile interface, an input associated with the third-party application data; send the input to the third-party application; receive response data based at least in part on the input; and cause display of the response data via the user profile interface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the system to: identify a first characteristic associated with the first user account and a second characteristic associated with the second user account; identify a relationship between the first user and the second user based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and determine, based at least in part on the relationship, that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data, wherein accessing the third-party application data is based at least in part on a second determination that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, and wherein the instructions further cause the system to: identify a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determine that a user preference associated with the first user account includes a preference to not view data associated with the second third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not view the data, withhold the data associated with the second third-party application from being presented via the user profile interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the system to: determine that a user preference associated with the second user account includes a preference to not publish first data associated with the third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not publish the first data, withhold the first data from being presented via the user profile interface, wherein the third-party application data comprises second data associated with the third-party application. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, and wherein the instructions further cause the system to: identify a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determine a first characteristic associated with the first third-party application and second characteristic associated with the second third-party application; and rank the first third-party application and the second third-party application based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic, wherein causing the display of the first third-party application is based at least in part on the ranking. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the first characteristic and the second characteristic comprise at least one of: a frequency of use of the first third-party application and the second third-party application; a recency of use of the first third-party application and the second third-party application; a priority indication associated with first third-party application data associated with the first third-party application and second third-party application data associated with the second third-party application; or a level of interaction that is enabled by the first third-party application and the second third-party application. ### Claim 15 One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to: receive, from a client associated with a first user account of a first user of a communication platform, a request to view a user profile associated with a second user account of a second user of the communication platform; based at least in part on the request, identify a third-party application associated with the first user account and the second user account, wherein the third-party application is identified based at least in part on a determination that interactions between the second user account and the third-party application meet or exceed a threshold level of interactions; access third-party application data associated with a third-party account corresponding to the second user; and cause display of a user profile interface via the client, the user profile interface comprising user data associated with the user profile and the third-party application data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: receive, from the client and via the user profile interface, an input associated with the third-party application data; send the input to the third-party application; receive response data based at least in part on the input; and cause display of the response data via the user profile interface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: identify a first characteristic associated with the first user account and a second characteristic associated with the second user account; identify a relationship between the first user and the second user based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic; and determine, based at least in part on the relationship, that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data, wherein accessing the third-party application data is based at least in part on a second determination that the first user account is permitted access to the third-party application data. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: identify a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determine that a user preference associated with the first user account includes a preference to not view data associated with the second third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not view the data, withhold the data associated with the second third-party application from being presented via the user profile interface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: determine that a user preference associated with the second user account includes a preference to not publish first data associated with the third-party application; and in response to a second determination that the user preference includes the preference to not publish the first data, withhold the first data from being presented via the user profile interface, wherein the third-party application data comprises second data associated with the third-party application. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein the third-party application is a first third-party application, and wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: identify a second third-party application associated with the second user account; determine a first characteristic associated with the first third-party application and second characteristic associated with the second third-party application; and rank the first third-party application and the second third-party application based at least in part on the first characteristic and the second characteristic, wherein causing the display of the first third-party application is based at least in part on the ranking.