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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2008
Applicants:

Patricia A. Ryan, Seattle, WA (US);

Suri Raman, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Ulrike A. Anders, Chicago, IL (US);

Jason D. Giles, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Patricia A. Ryan, Seattle, WA (US);

Suri Raman, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Ulrike A. Anders, Chicago, IL (US);

Jason D. Giles, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An approach to setting up a collabortive workspace involves receiving a user's instructions to convert an object to a collaborative workspace. In response to this instruction, the approach creates the collaborative workspace in a substantially automated manner. The approach may thereby facilitate the provisioning of a collaborative workspace, eliminating or at least reducing the manual effort involved in setting up a collaborative workspace.


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