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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Joel K. Grossman, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. Van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivien Park, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean O. Blagsvedt, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel K. Grossman, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivien Park, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean O. Blagsvedt, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing system and a user interface display requested data corresponding with a contact at a display device. The requested data includes contact information, communication histories, and files associated with the contact. The requested data is obtained from one or more contact information directories located locally and/or remotely from the computing system. The user interface also displays contact-centric tasks that may be engaged in between the user and the contact based upon the capabilities of the corresponding computing systems or that can be performed on a contact. Some of the contact information can be edited with an edit mode of the user interface. The contact may be a person, group, organization, or household.