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Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2001
Applicants:

Vishwajith Kumbalimutt, Redmond, WA (US);

Robert John Osborne, Redmond, WA (US);

Robert Brown, Kirkland, WA (US);

David J. Simons, Redmond, WA (US);

Jeremy T. Buch, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Vishwajith Kumbalimutt, Redmond, WA (US);

Robert John Osborne, Redmond, WA (US);

Robert Brown, Kirkland, WA (US);

David J. Simons, Redmond, WA (US);

Jeremy T. Buch, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system for configuring a client computer for real-time communication is provided, in which configuration settings are sent to the computer in the form of a configuration document, such as mark-up language document, that is readable by the client computer. The client computer may request the configuration document on an as-needed basis, or may request to be notified whenever new configuration settings are needed.


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