Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Microsoft Corporation

Timothy J Brookins

Steven P Anonsen

Patrick E Plaisted

Douglas R Mortensen

Michael J Morel

Richard W Mortensen

Jeffery S Pinkston

Jason Thomas Faulkner

Chad A Voss

Mansoor Jafry

Paul Roger Bramel

Steven Virgil Harter

Adrian L Orth

Daniel Edward Seefeldt

Albert Robles

Jason Alan Huck

Xonatia Ravelle Lee

Sean P Ryan

David S Froslie

Jerald K Noll

Jeffrey S Pinkston

Systems for transitioning a user interface arrangement from a display of a two-dimensional image of a user to a rendering of a three-dimensional representation of the user is provided. A system can start with a UI including a rendering of a user that is based on a 2D image file. The system can receive an input that is configured to cause the system to transition the display of the rendering of the 2D image of the select user to a rendering of the three-dimensional representation of the select user. To display the rendering of the 3D representation of the select user, the system uses permission data and a three-dimensional model defining a position and orientation to display the 3D representation of the user. The system allows users to switch between viewing modes to allow users to interact with content using the most effective type of hardware.

2D and 3D transitions for renderings of users participating in communication sessions

A programming model for customized data objects is provided. For several embodiments, a method for providing customizable data objects comprises storing an abstract definition of an entity in metadata, the definition including a set of properties of the entity; and generating an entity view class based on the set of properties of the entity and including at least one property of the entity in the entity view. When programming against the entity view class, only those properties included in the entity view class are allowed to be seen or modified.

Programming model for customized data objects

Customizations are applied to a software product by determining whether any of the customizations to be applied are in conflict with one another. If so, product dependency information, which identifies a product that the customizations are based on, is used to reduce a number of conflicting customizations to be made to the software product. Any remaining conflicts are resolved, and the customizations are applied.

Conflict resolution of software customizations based on product dependencies

Process is integrated into a business application framework on which the process is built. The same programming model used by the framework is used for managing data operated on by the process and for interacting with and controlling the process.

Integration of process and workflows into a business application framework

A business software framework includes an application framework that has a process model. The process model provides desired services to the business components. The process model arranges operations into activities. The process model can also use an agent/service arrangement.

Software business process model

The present invention facilitates customization of a process in a software system without modifying the process source code. The process can be customized by customizing a metadata description of the process, by handing the process agent a customized service identifier or by handling an event propagated by the process agent or its service factory.

Customization of process logic in a software system

A business software framework supports business software applications. The framework includes a class library component that has a plurality of class libraries of business components, including business entities and business processes. The framework also includes an application framework that has a programming model, the programming model providing a set of application services for relating the business components to one another, and for providing desired services relative to the business components in order to obtain the business application.

Framework for modeling and providing runtime behavior for business software applications

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