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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Gunderson, Seattle, WA (US);
Phillip Garding, North Bend, WA (US);
Zaoyang Gong, Redmond, WA (US);
Kris Durgin, Seattle, WA (US);
Punit Java, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/36 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01);
Abstract
A unified communications application is described herein. The unified communications application is displayable in one of two views: a full view and a condensed view. When displayed in the condensed view, which consumes less than fifty percent of a display screen, the unified communications application is employable by a user thereof to participate in real-time conversations/meetings with contacts of the user.