Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

David Manci Gardner

Mary P Czerwinski

Patrick Joseph Derks

Lee Dicks Clark

Ran Gilad-Bachrach

Matthias Baer

Sogol Malekzadeh

Susan Michele Hendrich

Melissa Nicole Lim

Sean Gary Nordberg

Matt Pisut

Deborah Harrison

Jeremy Corley

Steve Lunsman

Rahul Dhar

Tal Goldbloom

Catherine Lynn Maritan

J Sage Schreiner

James Oleinik

Ashish Virmani

Yoav Sion

Gene Michael DeClark

Anubhav Kale

Nancy Sedora

A method of payment using a client device is disclosed. The payment can be made through a payment method service that can control the payment flow and options available to the user of a client device. Using the payment method service, new payment options with new data schemas and/or new process flows can be used by the client device, but without any need to update software stored on the client device. The payment method service can utilize the look and feel of the client device, such that the user views payment options in the native UI of the client device.

Payment processing for client devices

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described for implementing a digital personal assistant. The digital personal assistant is capable of determining that a user has asked a question or made a statement that is intended to engage with a persona of the digital personal assistant. In response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides a response thereto by displaying or playing back a multimedia object associated with a popular culture reference within or by a user interface of the digital personal assistant. Additionally or alternatively, in response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides the response thereto by generating or playing back speech that comprises an impersonation of a voice of a person associated with the popular culture reference.

Leveraging user signals for improved interactions with digital personal assistant

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David Manci Gardner