Communication Platform Summaries Using User-Relevant ML Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques for users to catch up on recently posted content across multiple virtual spaces are inefficient and time-consuming, requiring manual access to each space, which is disruptive and resource-intensive.

Innovation Solution

A communication platform utilizes machine-learning models to generate a summary of recently posted content across multiple virtual spaces based on user activity and space data, prioritizing content and spaces relevant to the user, and displays the summary via a user interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If users manually access and view each individual virtual space to stay updated, then they can obtain complete information, but it becomes inefficient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a summarization component as an intermediary between the virtual spaces and the user. This component automatically generates summaries of content from multiple virtual spaces and presents them to the user, eliminating the need for manual access to each space while preserving information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of accessing and reading each virtual space with an automated summarization system using machine learning models. The system automatically retrieves, processes, and summarizes content, substituting human effort with automated intelligence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If users access a large volume of virtual spaces to identify valuable content, then they can find relevant information, but it requires excessive processing effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation retrievalVSAvoidprocessing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the valuable and relevant content from the large volume of virtual spaces using machine learning models. The summarization component identifies and extracts key information, presenting only what is valuable to the user rather than requiring them to process all content manually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of information presentation from raw, unprocessed content to summarized, processed content. The machine learning models transform the data by generating concise summaries that highlight important information, changing the state from voluminous raw data to refined information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Loss of information

If the system generates detailed summaries of all virtual spaces, then information completeness is maintained, but processing resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesummary completenessVSAvoidprocessing resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by generating summaries with varying levels of detail based on the specific characteristics of each virtual space and its content. The machine learning models assess the importance and nature of different spaces, providing appropriately detailed summaries for each rather than uniform detailed summaries for all spaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by generating summaries that include only the most relevant and valuable content from each virtual space rather than attempting to summarize every detail. The system focuses on capturing essential information without exhaustive coverage of all content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12417063B2Displaying a communication platform summary
Publication Date: 2025.09.16 SALESFORCE INC
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AI summary

Techniques for generating and displaying a summary of multiple virtual spaces are discussed herein. A communication platform may determine whether to generate a summary of the content posted across a set of virtual spaces. For instance, the communication platform can identify a set of virtual spaces that the user is a member of. For a pre-determined period, the communication platform can determine a first number of content items posted to the set of virtual spaces. The communication platform may also determine, over the same period, a second number indicating the number of the content items the user has yet to view. Based on the second number meeting or exceeding a threshold, the communication platform may generate a summary for the user. Accordingly, the communication platform may generate a summary of the content posted to the set of virtual spaces and display the summary via a user interface of the user.