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Nicole Danielle Steinbok

Geeven Singh

Alexandra K Heron

Asta Jane Roseway

George Joy

John S Holmes

Michael A Smuga

Melora Zaner-Godsey

Ranjib Singh Badh

Steven Abrahams

Vasudha Chandrasekaran

Troy A Schauls

Marcella C S Rader

Aarthi Natarajan

Vlad Cretu

Seshagiri Panchapagesan

Brian Scott Moudy

Amy Wai-Yee Ip

Richard Michael Eames

Jeroen Van Turennout

Nina Shih

Nino Yuniardi

Jeffrey Alan Kohler

Alex Jacob Simmons

Gary Caldwell

Tracy Dianne Schultz

Steven P Geffner

David N Rasmussen

Daniel Escapa

David C Tse

Donovan P Lange

Peter Fintan Leonard

Sunil Swami

Vladilen V Bessonov

Eli Tamanaha

Olya Veselova

Thomas Wionzek

Brad Corob

Alexander K Heron

Patricia Walsh

Arun Venkat Ramachandran

Isaac Jacobsen

Bram Paperman

Nathan James Fish

Xiping Zuo

Kuldeep Karnawat

Jeffrey Scott Berg

Derek Matthias Hans

Joo Young Lee

Leslie Rae Ferguson

Marcella CS Rader

Methods for establishing simultaneous connections on a plurality of communication devices associated with a user implemented on an instant messaging program by issuing ring tones, audible notifications, or visual indications to the plurality of communication devices and constructing a state diagram for sending the ring tones, the audible notifications, or the visual indications to the plurality of communication devices.

Initiating multiple connections from multiple communication devices

When an outgoing communication sent to one or more recipients contains a supported attachment type, a shared workspace that contains a shared version of the original attachment is provisioned. A modified version of the original outgoing communication is delivered to internal recipients including both a link to the shared document and the original attachment.

Shared attachments

Methods are disclosed for managing configuration variables and settings within a note-taking application such that application features are adjusted globally across an entire note-taking application regardless of the particular device from which application content is accessed. The configuration variables and settings may pertain to any or all of a variety of application features such as but not limited to adjustment of client, user and content-specific configuration options.

Roaming of note-taking application features

To employ presence-based history information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information for one or more users associated with a notebook application is determined from a variety of presence services. One or more interactions of the users are tracked in conjunction with a location within the notebook to record history information associated with the one or more users. The history information may be presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The presented history information may include the recorded history information and statistical information based on the recorded history information. The users may interact with the user interface to employ the presented presence-based history information in conjunction with contents of the notebook application. For example, replay of user interactions in conjunction with a location within the notebook application may be enabled.

Employment of presence-based history information in notebook application

To employ presence information in conjunction with a notebook application, presence information is determined for one or more users associated with a notebook application. The presence information may be obtained from a variety of sources, such as a communication application, a social or professional network, and a presence module of the notebook application. Once determined, the presence information is presented to the users through a user interface in conjunction with a location within the notebook application or through a separate user interface. The notebook application may further track the presence information for the users interacting with the notebook application. The users may then be enabled to interact with the user interface to use the presented presence information in conjunction with content maintained by the notebook application.

Employing presence information in notebook application

A state client is configured to allow a user to specify a meeting-specific state, such as that the user is running late for a meeting, checked in to the meeting, or unable to attend the meeting. A state service stores data identifying the user's meeting-specific state. The state service also responds to requests for the state of the user. In one implementation, when such a request is received, the state service determines whether the user is an invitee to the same meeting as the user requesting the state. If not, the state service returns a general-purpose state indicator for the user. If both users are invitees to the same meeting, the state service returns the meeting-specific state indicator, which may then be displayed by a state client.

Meeting-specific state indicators

Various technologies pertaining to instant messaging are described herein. A persistent instant messaging group is created, wherein the persistent instant messaging group comprises a plurality of members and persists over a plurality of instant messaging sessions. Instances of an instant messaging application are installed on mobile telephones, and the instant messaging application is used to transmit instant messages between members of the persistent instant messaging group. Messages directed towards offline members of the persistent instant messaging group are transmitted to such members when they come online.

Persisting a group in an instant messaging application

Methods, computer-readable storage media, and systems for establishing multiple simultaneous connections on an instant messaging program to enhance the user experience. The user receives notifications of request to communicate, an email, or an alert on communication devices. By choosing which communication device to respond on, that particular communication device becomes active, continuing the communication to transmit to and receive from on that communication device. The process also includes mirroring the communication on the other communication devices that are alive (connected) and non-mobile. Furthermore, the other communication devices are kept alive to allow the user to switch from one communication device to another during communication.

User experience for multiple simultaneous connections on an instant messaging program

A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a request to create a persistent messaging group for an instant messaging application, wherein the request includes an indication of one or more entities that are desired to be members of the persistent messaging group. The system further includes a group creator component that creates the persistent messaging group based at least in part upon the received group creation request, wherein the persistent messaging group is persisted over multiple instant messaging sessions.

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Nicole Danielle Steinbok