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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Anoop Gupta, Woodinville, WA (US);
Roger S. Barga, Kirkland, WA (US);
Pavel Curtis, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raymond E. Ozzie, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary P. Czerwinski, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rebecca Norlander, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard J McAniff, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A single device that receives communications, resources, data, and/or other information intended for a user having multiple contact addresses is provided. The single device can receive various information intended for multiple telephone numbers, email aliases, screen names, aliases, other means of contact, or combinations thereof. The device can selectively forward the information to the user based on a current user role, user preferences, contact information, or based on other criteria. If information is to be forwarded to the user at substantially the same time as receipt, automatic means of notifying the user of the role for which the communication is intended are provided.