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US 2020/0052921 A1Published application
Collaborative communications environment with participant flexibility
AssigneeRingCentral, Inc.
InventorChristopher van Rensburg
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a user electronic input. The user electronic input is selected from a group consisting of logical rules, queries, and a subject matter. A degree of flexibility that is associated with the user electronic input is received from a user. Participants within an organization are identified based on the received user electronic input and further based on the degree of flexibility. An electronic chat room that includes at least a subset of the identified participants is created.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving an electronic user input, wherein the electronic user input is selected from a group consisting of logical rules, queries, and a subject matter;
- receiving a degree of flexibility from a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the degree of flexibility is an indication of desired conciseness of the electronic user input;
- identifying participants within an organization based on the received electronic user input and further based on the degree of flexibility;
- and
- creating an online chat room that includes at least a subset of the identified participants.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a user input, wherein the user input is selected from a group consisting of logical rules and queries;
- identifying participants within an organization based on the user input;
- and
- creating a chat room that includes at least a subset of the identified participants.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a user input, wherein the user input comprises a subject matter;
- identifying participants within an organization based on the subject matter of the user input;
- and
- creating a chat room that includes at least a subset of the identified participants.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.