Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

David John Los

Neel Suresh Joshi

Paul David Tischhauser

Jaya Matthew

Jaskaran Singh

Nelson Siu

Joon Shin

Derek Michael Orr

Technology is disclosed herein that enhances user interfaces. In one implementation, an application renders a user interface that comprises a navigation element. The navigation element visually links at least one screen to one other screen. The application surfaces a control in the navigation element with which to load data items, and when a data item loaded in the navigation element is active, presents content associated with the data item in the one screen and presents other content associated with the data item in the one other screen.

Linking screens and content in a user interface

A for-your-information event can be received in a computer system. The for-your-information event can include an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event. The computer system may not automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on a calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information event. User input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event can be received. In response to the user input, the computer system can convert the for-your-information event to a regular event. Converting the for-your information event can include automatically including the scheduled time of the for-your-information event as a scheduled time for the converted regular event. Also in response to the user input, the computer system can automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on the calendar.

For-your-information events

Calendar items can be scheduled with a joined group of user profiles. Scheduling calendar items can include, for each of the calendar items, sending a calendar item request to each of the user profiles in the group of user profiles. In response to the joining of a new user profile to the group, the new user profile can be automatically sent a calendar item request for each of one or more of the calendar items scheduled with the group of user profiles. Also, a first user profile can receive a request to share a calendar with a second user profile. The request can be received from the second user profile and can list one or more additional user profiles as recipients of the request. A representation of the request to share can include a control that can be selected to share the calendar with the additional user profile(s).

Calendaring between user profiles

A computing system record security architecture comprises, in one example, a record generation component configured to receive a record generation request that includes a set of attributes and to generate a record in a computing system based on the record generation request, wherein the record includes the set of attributes and an owner property that identifies a first user as an owner of the record. The architecture comprises a record security component configured to receive a record modification request that requests a modification to the record, to analyze an identifier in the record modification request that identifies a second user as a sender of the record modification request, and to process the record modification request based on an analysis of the identifier in the record modification request relative to the owner property of the record.

Computing system record security architecture

An application provides a 'working elsewhere' status for users working at a location other than their regular work location and still available for meetings, communication sessions, etc. The application determines a user location being other than regular work location and the user still being available through user selection, information from user associated application(s), and/or from a presence notification. The application adjusts the user status to a working elsewhere status and makes the new status available to other applications such as calendaring, communication applications, presence service(s), and comparable ones. Meetings may be scheduled, communication sessions facilitated if the working elsewhere status is sufficient/acceptable for other users.

Representing remotely available users through working elsewhere status

An application retrieves a published calendar from an online calendar application. The application formats the published calendar according to user status states such as 'free' or 'busy.' The application can also alternatively assign user status information from the published calendar to users status state levels such as &#x201c;free,&#x201d; &#x201c;tentative,&#x201d; &#x201c;out of office,&#x201d; &#x201c;busy,&#x201d; and &#x201c;remotely available.&#x201d; The application matches calendar owner information to a contact from a contact list of the application in order to link the formatted calendar to the contact. The application presents the linked calendar for scheduling.

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

David John Los