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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Wayne Parker, Iii, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig Austin, Seattle, WA (US);
Nick Thomson, Redmond, WA (US);
Praveen Upadhyay, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ian Legler, Redmond, WA (US);
Wayne Parker, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig Austin, Seattle, WA (US);
Nick Thomson, Redmond, WA (US);
Praveen Upadhyay, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ian Legler, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An automated contact import module enables users to select groups of contacts to import from an email, contact management, scheduling (ECS) application based on viewing contacts by category, organization, email domain, and similar attributes. Contacts in selected groups are imported to a CRM application with automatic data mapping. Communication history may be part of the import process by searching previously indexed emails, appointments, and comparable data associated with the selected contacts effectively creating a data hierarchy at the CRM application.