Patent ID: 11962427
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for generating a collaboration object, comprising:
detecting an impromptu collaboration between at least two participants;
automatically launching a collaboration object via a first application of a first application type, wherein the collaboration object comprises a portable interface providing functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction, wherein the collaboration object is configured to be hosted by a plurality of different application types, and wherein the portable interface is configured to be customizable for the plurality of different application types based on metadata associated with the collaboration object;
receiving user input to the collaboration object by a first participant via the first application of the first application type at a first user device;
automatically causing the user input to the collaboration object hosted by the first application of the first application type to be reflected in near real-time in the collaboration object hosted by a second application of a second application type at a second user device associated with a second participant, wherein the first application type is different than the second application type, and wherein one of the first application type or the second application type is a collaborative platform type;
detecting content shared by the second participant during the collaboration;
automatically causing the shared content to be reflected in near real-time in the collaboration object hosted by the first application of the first application type; and
persisting the collaboration object to enable concurrent multi-user interaction with the collaboration object after the collaboration.