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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Fabio Pettinati, Redmond, WA (US);
John-anthony Owens, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. Van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Denise L. Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marc A. Silbey, Seattle, WA (US);
Fabio Pettinati, Redmond, WA (US);
John-Anthony Owens, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Denise L. Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marc A. Silbey, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An interface for identifying one or more contacts is used to access and provide contact information to one or more interested parties or applications in a controlled manner. Various criteria can be used to identify which contacts will be presented to a user and how they will be presented in such a way as to facilitate access to the corresponding contact information. An API is used to handle and pass contact information on to requesting applications.