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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2004
Melora Zaner, Seattle, WA (US);
Eun-kyung Chung, Redmond, WA (US);
Geoffrey Elliott, Seattle, WA (US);
Heather Ferguson, Centralia, WA (US);
Tammy Savage, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Sposato, Seattle, WA (US);
John Vert, Seattle, WA (US);
Joe Walkush, Kirkland, WA (US);
Melora Zaner, Seattle, WA (US);
Eun-Kyung Chung, Redmond, WA (US);
Geoffrey Elliott, Seattle, WA (US);
Heather Ferguson, Centralia, WA (US);
Tammy Savage, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Sposato, Seattle, WA (US);
John Vert, Seattle, WA (US);
Joe Walkush, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A novel technique automatically stores synchronized group history related to an online group interaction and enables individual group members to later view and access the group history. In an embodiment of the invention, the group history is accessible by group members independently of group interactions at any later time. According to various embodiments of the invention, the group history may be presented in an overview form or a detailed form. With respect to the detailed form, the group history may be presented graphically, such as in an icon timeline or collage, textually, such as in list form, or in any combination of presentation formats. In a further embodiment of the invention, the synchronized group history is writable by group members in addition to being automatically maintained.