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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Steven D. Kafka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason F. Moore, Redmond, WA (US);
Gandhimathi Vaithilingam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aby John, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven D. Kafka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason F. Moore, Redmond, WA (US);
Gandhimathi Vaithilingam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aby John, San Francisco, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques involving unified messaging and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe receiving a message at a web service from a messaging client and identifying a communication device that includes telephone functionality and is configured to format the message as a short messaging service (SMS) message. The SMS message may be identified by a phone number associated with the communication device. The message may then be sent to the communication device for automatic transmission of the SMS message by the communication device over a phone network.