Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Clea H Allington

Madhur Joshi

Nassr Albahadly

Hannah Rebecca Lewbel

Margaret Arlene Grounds

Isabel Sophie Sharp

Adam Michael Gleisner

Lindsey Conway

Minu George

Samantha Robbie Courts

Scott H W Snyder

Vijay Sen

Crystal L Hoyer

Bilal Alam

Muhammad Bilal Aslam

Cindy Kwan

Yamini Jagadeesan

Eva Britta Karolina Burlin

Ian Dwyer Curry

Andrew Winslow Brough

Mohammed Parvez Shaikh

Yishai Galatzer

Jaime J Hwacinski

David Cox

Emily B Repperger

Saad Ladki

Christian James Colando

Joseph T Flint

Francois M Rouaix

Poonam Ganesh Hattangady

Carlos Aguilar Mares

Joan Li

Justin Son Pae

Palmer H Batt

Anna Aleksandrovna Pablo

Nina Tang

Flora M Lee

Spencer K Nelson

Shahil Soni

March Rogers

William James Staples

Vishal R Joshi

Omar Zia Khan

Malia Morioka Douglas

Itai Almog

Ron Mondri

Eduardo Sonnino

Wai Man Yuen

David L A Anson

Eric H Wong

Kanwaljeet Singla

Ryan A Nowak

Teslim Abiodun Alabi

Nitasha Verma

Brian Delahunty

Robert J Lucero

Jonathan C Lee

Dylan A Leatham

Scott Hw Snyder

Jennifer X Zhang

Lindsey Nicole Conway

Scott HW Snyder

Nassr Victor Albahadly

Technologies are disclosed that enable a computing system to present a structured arrangement for tracking content items on a shared user interface (UI) during a communication session. The structured arrangement is a list that is displayed in a specific region of the shared UI. Inclusion of content items in the list makes it easier for users to locate and interact with those content items throughout the communication session. The ability to create and manipulate the list may be limited to only certain users such as a moderator. Use of this list can promote inclusivity and fairness. For instance, inclusion in the list may prevent content items from being forgotten or ignored. Additionally, the names of users who contributed the content items may be shown in the list thereby providing recognition for those users.

Structured arrangements for tracking content items on a shared user interface

A particular method includes storing a manifest file and a parameters file at a data store. The manifest file and the parameters file are associated with a software deployment package. An application associated with the software deployment package is published to a first remote computing device and to a second remote computing device. The method includes receiving first parameter values from the first remote computing device and receiving second parameter values from the second remote computing device. The first parameter values are stored in a first region of the data store that is specific to the first computing device. The second parameter values are stored in a second region of the data store that is specific to the second computing device.

Software deployment to multiple computing devices

Technologies are disclosed for a computing system that allows users to control the disclosure of their identities during communication sessions. Users can control the disclosure of their identities with respect to certain types of shared content. In one mode of operation, a user can share content anonymously. In another mode of operation, identity may be revealed when certain conditions are met or revealed to only certain other users. For example, the identity of a user who shared a comment anonymously may be revealed if multiple other users agree with that comment. In another mode of operation, the user's identity is revealed to all other users such as in a live video stream. The computing system can control display of users' identities based on user instructions or based on triggering conditions. A user interface (UI) can show content items that identify a user together with content items that are shared anonymously.

Controlling disclosure of identities in communication sessions

A whiteboard template can include multiple regions that are associated with different data sources. Each region can be associated with a different data source and can present objects based upon logical representations stored in an associated data source. Logical representations of objects in a region can include links to other objects in other regions associated with other data sources. When an object is moved between regions, transformations can be applied to the logical representation associated with the object. If the object is linked to other objects, the transformation can be propagated to the logical representations of the linked objects. In this manner, a single movement of an object between regions in a template can result in the updating of multiple objects and associated data sources, the updating of the visual properties of objects in multiple regions, and updating the visual properties of the regions themselves.

Dynamic data relationships in whiteboard regions

A method performed by a computing system includes generating a to-do list user interface comprising a user actuatable list element corresponding to a particular entry on a to-do list associated with a user, and a user input mechanism actuatable to perform a to-do list management function comprising at least one of adding a new entry on the to-do list, deleting an existing entry on the to-do list, and modifying an existing entry on the to-do list. The method includes generating an agenda associated with the user, the agenda comprising an agenda item having an associated time period, and detecting a flick gesture on the user actuatable list element on the to-do list user interface, and adding, based on the detected flick gesture, an agenda item to the agenda associated with the user, the added agenda item corresponding to the particular entry on the to-do list.

User interface driven movement of data

Systems, methods, and software technology for enhancing calendars of interest is disclosed herein. In an implementation, a calendar of interest is added to an online calendar. The calendar of interest comprises a schedule of events and a rule set for adjusting the schedule of events. As the events occur in the online calendar, a record of participation by a user with respect to the events is identified. After each event has occurred, a determination is made whether to make an adjustment to the schedule of events based at least on the rule set for the calendar of interest and the record of participation by the user after the event. If so, the schedule of events is updated in the online calendar to reflect any adjustments.

Adjusting calendars of interest on a per-user basis

Dynamic templates include regions that provide behavior based upon a purpose or desired outcome. Templates and regions can modify the logical representations associated with objects to create semantic context for the objects. Templates and regions can also generate visual representations of objects based upon their logical representations. The visual representation utilized by a template or region can be selected manually or based upon the capabilities of a computing device. Objects contained within regions can be sorted, filtered, arranged, and projected based on their associated logical representations. Templates and regions can modify their size based upon the objects contained therein, can receive logical representations of objects from data sources and update the data sources to reflect modification of the logical representations, can initiate actions based on changes to the logical representations associated with objects, and generate structured summaries or other types of content based upon the logical representations.

Dynamic whiteboard regions

Technologies are disclosed that enable a computing system to provide a computationally efficient interface for collaborative viewing and/or editing of shared content. Individual users may separately edit (e.g., create, modify, etc.) content in a particular section (e.g., area, region, page, etc.) of a shared data unit such as a file. A result of this separate editing may cause sections of the shared data unit to be off-screen from a perspective of a user and/or a computing device being used by the user. The disclosed techniques provide an effective way for an individual user, of a multi-user sharing session, to request that other users view content being edited by the individual user in a section that is 'off-screen' for the other users. Based on the request, a selectable user interface element can be displayed enabling efficient access to the content to be viewed by the other users.

Calling attention to a section of shared data

A to-do list management system surfaces a user interface with a user input mechanism that displays a user actuatable element for each item on a user's to-do list. It senses a flick gesture and automatically moves a to-do list item to the user's agenda. It can also sense a user input gesture and automatically remove an agenda item from the user's agenda, and place it on the user's to-do list.

Efficient creation of a new schedule item is provided. Aspects include a quick create system for enabling an efficient schedule item creation experience when utilizing a scheduling application, such as a calendar application, a task list application, or a to-do list application, or an application with scheduling functionalities. A user can select a quick create option to cause a display of one or more icons designating predefined or learned schedule item types, which can be automatically or selectively moved to a desired timeslot in the user's schedule. In some examples, an icon can be dragged laterally within a timeslot to toggle between schedule item types. When a commitment input is received, a new schedule item is inserted into the user's schedule, and schedule item details are automatically populated into the schedule item based on existing schedule items or based on preset schedule item types.

Efficient schedule item creation

A development tool is described herein. The development tool automatically identifies one or more resources associated with a first version of a Web site that is being developed by a user of the tool. The development tool also automatically interacts with at least one entity within a Web hosting environment to cause a companion resource to be provisioned in the Web hosting environment for each local resource so identified. The development tool may also automatically interact with at least one entity within the Web hosting environment to properly configure a published version of the Web site to utilize at least one companion resource.

System and method for automatic provisioning of companion resources in a web hosting environment

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