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

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
at least one processing unit; and
at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:
detect an intention to collaborate;
automatically generate a prompt for scheduling a collaboration;
in response to a selection, via a first application of a first application type, automatically generate a meeting invitation comprising a collaboration object, wherein the first application type is a calendar application type;
receive content to the collaboration object from a first user via the first application of the first application type, wherein the collaboration object comprises a portable interface providing functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction with the content, 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;
cause the meeting invitation including the collaboration object to be sent to at least a second user via a second application of a second application type; and
cause the collaboration object to be automatically updated at a first device associated with the first user via the first application of the first application type at substantially the same time as a change to the content is received at a second device associated with the second user via the second application of the second application type, wherein the first application type is different than the second application type.