Sharing of information associated with user application events

摘要

Techniques are provided that allow users to collaborate in relationship to data views, application displays, applications or events. A user can type in a text view related to a specific view in an application display, and the information is shared with other users that take part in sharing that view. A user that expresses an interest in an event is notified about the event and has the capability to interact, in relation to the event, with other users (e.g. by text). The particular form of interaction (and sharing) can be selectively specified. This interaction is comparable to a dynamic bulletin board where the subject is event driven. In the case of an event interest(s), users specify their interest (e.g. in other user application events or system events) and the system automatically alerts them to the occurrence of the event.

主权项

1. A system, comprising one or more processors configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising steps of:
receiving, from a first user, data that indicates a first expression of interest in interactions of a third user; receiving, from a second user, data that indicates a second expression of interest in interactions of the third user; receiving, from the first user, data that indicates a third expression of interest in interactions of a fourth user; receiving, from a fourth application that is associated with the fourth user, an indication of a particular interaction of the fourth user with the fourth application; after receiving the data that indicates the first expression of interest, the data that indicates the second expression of interest, the data that indicates the third expression of interest and the indication of the particular interaction, performing the step of:
without sending first information to a second application that is associated with the second user, sending the first information to a first application that is associated with the first user based, at least in part, on the third expression of interest, to enable display of the first information in a first application display of the first application, wherein the first information includes particular information that provides context of the particular interaction and one or more links that provide access to one or more views that are associated with the particular interaction; receiving, from a third application that is associated with the third user, an indication of a given interaction of the third user with the third application; after receiving the first expression of interest, the second expression of interest, the third expression of interest and the indication of the given interaction, performing the steps of:
while the first application display includes the first information, sending second information to the first application, based, at least in part, on the first expression of interest, to enable display of the second information in the first application display concurrently with the first information;based, at least in part, on the second expression of interest, sending the second information to the second application to enable display of the second information in a second application display of the second application without the first information being displayed in the second application display; and wherein the second information provides context of the given interaction; wherein the particular interaction is a different type of interaction than the given interaction; wherein the first application is located on a first computing device; wherein the second application is located on a second computing device; wherein the third application is located on a third computing device; wherein the fourth application is located on a fourth computing device; receiving from the first application a first comment, wherein the first comment is entered in a text entry interface, of the first application, that is related to the second information; without the first application having received user input that explicitly indicates with whom to share the first comment, sending the first comment to the second application, to enable display of the first comment, in relation to the second information in the second application; and wherein the step of sending the first comment to the second application is performed based on the second information having been sent to the second application.