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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Brian Scott Moudy, Kenmore, WA (US);
Aarthi Natarajan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Geeven Singh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amy Wai-yee Ip, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian Scott Moudy, Kenmore, WA (US);
Aarthi Natarajan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Geeven Singh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amy Wai-Yee Ip, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives an indication that a conversation window for a first messaging contact is desirably collapsed, wherein the conversation window for the first messaging contact corresponds to an instant messaging application that is executable on a computing device. The system can further include a window minimizer component that collapses the conversation window into a contacts window of the instant messaging application, wherein the contacts window depicts a graphical indication of at least the first contact, wherein the graphical indication is highlighted to indicate that a conversation exists with the first messaging contact.