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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ananthatejas Raghavan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Amit Manghani, Alameda, CA (US);
Tong Zhu, Seattle, WA (US);
Man Ka Mandy Fung, Richmond, CA;
Andrew Mark Thompson, Pepperell, MA (US);
Giridharan Narayanan, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Ramanan Vellore Ramesh, Fremont, CA (US);
Samar Moezzi, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gordon Wen Jie Li, Vancouver, CA;
Shun Kong Cheung, Edmonton, CA;
Samuel Andrei Popa, Coquitlam, CA;
Kory James Opgenorth, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for tracking changes in a collaboration graph. The systems and methods determine communication flow changes in the collaboration graph in response to a change occurring in the collaboration graph. The systems and methods use an algorithm to analyze the communications of groups within the collaboration graph and calculate a bridging index for the groups. The systems and methods provide insights on the changes in the communication flow of the collaboration graph using the bridging index.