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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
John L. LI, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul K. Kromann, Redmond, WA (US);
Hui Chen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Colen M. Garoutte-carson, Seattle, WA (US);
John L. Li, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul K. Kromann, Redmond, WA (US);
Hui Chen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Colen M. Garoutte-Carson, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The subject application relates to a system(s) and/or methodology that facilitate filtering any set of items in a quick and efficient manner including messages and optionally calendar, notes, and task items. More specifically, as a filter string (input) is entered, it can be immediately compared to properties associated with a selected set of items to filter. As a result, the set of items can be dynamically filtered based on the input entered according to a one-to-one match of the filter string with any selected item or message property. Message properties can include sender, subject, and body of a message. Any items that match the input can be presented to the user in the form of a list. As additional input is entered, the list may dynamically change as more input or less input is received. Thus, any items that match the input appear on the list.