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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Robert W. Serr, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark D. Mcclelland, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Huddleston, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Serr, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark D. McClelland, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Huddleston, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Groups within an organizational directory are set up as real-time groups enabling subscribers of those groups to receive incoming content via feeds or to interact with the group through real-time chat sessions. Subscribers are enabled to switch between interaction modes, employ different real-time communication modalities for chat sessions, and access stored records of incoming content, discussions, and similar data.