Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Sandeep Seri

Wendy Guo

Leanna Holly Robb

Nagendra Kalyan Nanduru

Bichong Li

Tor Andrew Imsland

Feng Zhang

Qi Zhang

Shruti Poddar

Siqi Yang

Jinkai Zhang

Noelle Renee Beaujon

Michelle Casanova

Helen Harmetz

Chelly Ashley Jin

Charu Kwatra

A computer implemented method includes receiving a start date and an end date specifying a future absence or away-from-work time period for a user, generating an away from office communication specifying the away-from-work time period, retrieving via the computer a list of collaborators based on frequency and duration of recent interactions with the user, receiving via the computer a selection of collaborators from the list, identifying meetings involving the user during the away-from-work time period, generating via the computer a list of user viewable items for the user to complete prior to the away-from-work time period, and generating via the computer a list of items for the user to attend to upon return from the away-from-work time period for presentation to the user upon return.

Integrated time away management mechanism

The disclosure herein describes a virtual commute experience system. In some examples, the virtual commute experience includes receiving a plurality of information from one or more different programs; in response to a trigger event, launching a virtual commute experience; in response to the launch of the virtual commute experience, displaying a first portion of the plurality of information from the one or more different programs; receiving a first user interaction; in response to receiving the first user interaction, displaying a second portion of the plurality of information; receiving a second user interaction; outputting a prompt to continue or end the virtual commute experience; and in response to receiving a response to the prompt to end the virtual commute experience, pausing notifications generated by one or more different programs via the user interface until another trigger event.

Virtual commute

In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing email suggestions are presented. A first user account associated with a composer of an email may be identified. Core working hour and a time zone associated with that first user account may be determined. One or more recipient user accounts included in the email may be identified. Core working hours and a time zone associated with the recipient user accounts may be identified. If more than a threshold number, percentage, and/or ratio of the recipient users is not currently in core working hours when the email is being drafted/sent, a suggestion may be surfaced in association with the email to send the email at a later time when more recipient users are in their core working hours.

Suggested delay delivery of electronic messages

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