Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Martin J Hall

Israel Hilerio

Mary-Lynne Williams

Bruce Alan Morgan

Alexander H Malek

Ginger J Gloystein

Kieran M Phelan

Lindsey R Barcheck

Jane T Kim

Carlos Yeung

Justin Martin Posey

Jess Holbrook

Mara B Patton

Phu Hoang Le

Kinnary M Jangla

John E Davis

Mustapha Jaber

Denise Michele Trabona

Sean O Lyndersay

Benjamin N Truelove

Michael J Patten

Asta Jane Roseway

Samuel J Moreau

Mike Pell

Lisa Carolyn Cherian

Randall Knight Winjum

Melora Zaner-Godsey

Tammy Savage

Allison Anne O'Mahony

Michael C Kunz

Eun-Kyung Chung

Joshua T Stickler

Hosea Frank

Jess S Holbrook

Systems, methods and computer program products are described that enable a web browser to automatically determine that a user thereof is logged into an enterprise network and, based on at least this determination, present the user with a new tab page or similar interface that includes features that facilitate access by the user to enterprise-related content. The enterprise-related content may include, for example, enterprise-related web sites, content shared by colleagues, content trending among team members, documents that the user recently worked on, enterprise-related news, and industry-related news. In response to determining that the user is logged into the enterprise network, embodiments described herein also enable the web browser to present recommended information resources to the user, wherein the recommended information resources may include information resources that are accessible internally with respect to the enterprise network as well as information resources that are accessible externally with respect to the enterprise network.

Browser new tab page generation for enterprise environments

Various embodiments provide a mechanism to allow end users to install web applications and websites onto their desktop. In accordance with one or more embodiments, client-side code can be utilized to allow developers associated with a website to define boundaries associated with user interaction, and have those boundaries enforced by a run-time engine. In at least some embodiments, developers can provide, through JavaScript code and/or HTML markup, various configurations for the creation of a start menu shortcut, navigation, and so-called jumplist integration.

Web application home button

Web application pinning including task bar pinning

Attachment browser is described. In an embodiment, an attachment browser displays a selection of communications received from multiple sources where each of the communications has an attachment. A representative image of each attachment is organized for display according to an attribute of the respective attachment, and a portion of each communication is displayed proximate an associated representative image to maintain the association of a communication and a respective attachment.

Attachment browser

Icon for a display screen

Multipersona creation and management is described. In one of a variety of examples, a system provides creation and management of multiple personas of a single user. Each of the personas, for instance, may have an associated external representation of the user, such as user tile, alias, email address, and so on. These personas may then be managed, both automatically and manually, to provide different external representations of the user as desired.

Multipersona creation and management

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Martin J Hall