Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Peter M Bergler

Kerry Woolsey

Syed Mansoor Jafry

Tony He

Gregory Alan Howard

Lijuan Qin

Susan Chory

Jon Arnett

Janis Jungeun Lee

Keith Stuart Kaplan

Issa Yousef Khoury

Shawn M Thomas

Tad Dennis Brockway

John E Parsons

Petteri Mikkola

Robert K Leitman

Casey J Dvorak

Ted T Chen

Breen E Hagan

Kerry D Woolsey

Various user interfaces and other technologies for seamlessly transitioning between calls of different types can be implemented. The technologies can be implemented to give the impression of a single call that is upgraded from one call type to another. A new application can register so that an appropriate user interface control appears for activation when seamless call transition is possible. Transitioning for third party applications can thus be supported. Cross-platform implementations can be supported.

Seamless call transitions

Various user interfaces and other technologies for interacting with devices that support multiple communication lines can be implemented. Scenarios providing separate communications lines, such as voice over internet protocol (VOIP), social network communications, and the like can be supported. For example, communication-line-separated and communication-line-aggregated user interface paradigms can be supported. Intelligent selection of an appropriate paradigm can support user preferences, conversation user interfaces, and the like. Other features such as communication line defaults can help users deal with multiple communication line scenarios. A consistent, compact user interface for switching communication lines can be supported. Users can interact with their devices more efficiently and with less frustration. A wide variety of use scenarios are supported.

Intelligent user interfaces for multiple communication lines

Various user interfaces and other technologies for interacting with devices that support multiple SIM cards can be implemented. For example, SIM-separated and SIM-aggregated user interface paradigms can be supported. Intelligent selection of an appropriate paradigm can support user preferences, conversation user interfaces, and the like. Other features such as SIM card defaults can help users deal with multiple SIM card scenarios. A consistent, compact user interface for switching SIM cards can be supported. Users can interact with their devices more efficiently and with less frustration. A wide variety of use scenarios are supported.

Intelligent user interfaces for multiple SIM cards

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of tools and techniques for updating services in sharing-experience sessions during communications calls. According to one exemplary technique, a first computing device initiates a communications call and receives capability information for a second computing device. The capability information for the second computing device includes information indicating attributes of a service supported by the second computing device. Additionally, the first computing device evaluates the capability information to determine that the service is supported by the first and second computing devices. The first computing device initiates a sharing-experience session that includes the service. An update message comprising update information for the service is received, and based on the received update information, content of the service is updated.

Updating services during real-time communication and sharing-experience sessions

VoIP calls associated with VoIP applications installed on a mobile computing device are treated similar to calls not associated with installed VoIP applications. VoIP applications invoke the same native incoming call user interface that is invoked when a mobile device detects an incoming call that is not associated with an installed VoIP application. Mobile devices can simultaneously host a VoIP call and a call not associated with an installed VoIP application while a mobile device is locked. A reduced call user interface is displayed while a mobile device is simultaneously hosting multiple calls. Selection of the reduced call user interface causes the mobile device to make the active call the inactive call and vice versa. The reduced call user interface is managed by the mobile device operating system.

Unified user experience for mobile calls

A system and method for managing and enforcing software licenses through automating per-seat software licensing using a 'leased license' approach provides vendors with the assurance that purchasers are complying with software licenses while maximizing a customer's use of purchased software licenses. Licenses are automatically enforced by expiring leased licenses and making the expired licenses available again for use by client computers. A system includes a licensing clearinghouse, a license server, clients, and terminal servers. A terminal server assists a client in obtaining a license with an expiration date from a license server, and helps maintain the client's license status through license requests to the license server. Licenses that expire are recycled and made available again to clients. Prior to expiring, licenses are automatically updated during a license update period, and if a license is lost, a temporary license is issued. After the license update period, clients may receive a license update or a new license. Temporary licenses are replaced with permanent licenses that are returned to the available license pool, thus netting out the overall distribution of purchased licenses and assuring that a customer's use of purchased licenses in not lost.

System and related methods for managing and enforcing software licenses

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