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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Darren A. Apfel, Redmond, WA (US);
Jon Friedman, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin Michael Maguire, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew James Schoenholz, Austin, TX (US);
Rosanna H. Ho, Kirkland, WA (US);
Keith L. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Sandra I. Vargas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Bernard, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew Justin Von Bencke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darren A. Apfel, Redmond, WA (US);
Jon Friedman, Seattle, WA (US);
Justin Michael Maguire, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew James Schoenholz, Austin, TX (US);
Rosanna H. Ho, Kirkland, WA (US);
Keith L. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Sandra I. Vargas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Bernard, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew Justin Von Bencke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
This document describes tools capable of differentiating a superset of entities from which a user may receive current updates effective to provide current updates for only some of the entities of the superset. In one embodiment, for example, the tools enable a user of a mobile device to select a set of entities from which the user will automatically receive updates that are current, easily accessible, and visible at-a-glance. The tools may forgo providing current updates for entities that are not selected by the user, though the tools may provide these updates when explicitly requested by the user or at particular times or events.