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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2008
Robert Serr, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott Alan Huddleston, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark Mcclelland, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Timothy Madsen, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Allyson Straka, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert Serr, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott Alan Huddleston, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark McClelland, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Timothy Madsen, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Allyson Straka, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Technologies are described herein for distinguishing between conference participants associated with different groups. A communication is received from a participant during a conference. The participant's group affiliation is determined and a representation attribute corresponding to the group is used to render the communication within the conference. As a result, the communications from participants of like groups are displayed with like representation attributes to visually distinguish the communications according to group affiliations. An administrator may designate the representation attributes so that all of the communications from participants of the same group are similarly distinguished without action from the participants. Participants may filter the communications as desired according to the groups and corresponding representation attributes.