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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2004
Joseph Kirk Ollis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Darron Jack Stepanich, Seattle, WA (US);
Marc W. Todd, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Flynt, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Henry Chen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Joseph Kirk Ollis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Darron Jack Stepanich, Seattle, WA (US);
Marc W. Todd, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Flynt, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Henry Chen, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system of pinning and displaying pinned items. Pinned items are displayed such that they are visually distinguishable and prioritized higher than related non-pinned items. For example, pinned contacts are displayed at the top of the contact list and are visually distinguishable from the other contacts. A special icon is used to show an item that is 'pinned.' contact. A pinned item is a copy of a contact. The copy helps a user quickly access the items they most commonly communicate with and use and provides an importance to an item.