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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Quentin J. Clark, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lara N. Dillingham, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin Grant, Seattle, WA (US);
Boyd C. Multerer, Seattle, WA (US);
Ori M. Amiga, Seattle, WA (US);
Kent S. Schliiter, Seattle, WA (US);
Roger W. Sprague, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander M. Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel T. Travison, Carnation, WA (US);
Quentin J. Clark, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lara N. Dillingham, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin Grant, Seattle, WA (US);
Boyd C. Multerer, Seattle, WA (US);
Ori M. Amiga, Seattle, WA (US);
Kent S. Schliiter, Seattle, WA (US);
Roger W. Sprague, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander M. Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel T. Travison, Carnation, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user interface to display and manage a plurality of entities as if a single entity is provided. The user interface includes a representation of the collection of entities as a whole, and a representation of members associated with the entity. If an action is performed on the representation of the entities as a whole, then the action is propagated to the collection of entities, if the action is performed on the representation of the member associated with the entity, then the action is directed to the member.