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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric B. Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Gary James Purchase, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric B. Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Gary James Purchase, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Tasks for managing a network can be displayed in a priority task list. Tasks can be selected for inclusion based on rules, such as rules relating to best practices. The rules can be applied against network status, usage status, user profiles, and the like. Upon selection of a user interface element in the priority task list, an appropriate user interface for accomplishing the task can be displayed.