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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Gregory Alan Howard, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joseph Spencer King, Seattle, WA (US);
Yili Aiwazian, San Jose, CA (US);
Ian Hunter Todd, Seattle, WA (US);
Naud Frijlink, Seattle, WA (US);
Shawna Julie Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Christer Garbis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gregory Alan Howard, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joseph Spencer King, Seattle, WA (US);
Yili Aiwazian, San Jose, CA (US);
Ian Hunter Todd, Seattle, WA (US);
Naud Frijlink, Seattle, WA (US);
Shawna Julie Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Christer Garbis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide integrated reply functionality within the context of a contact card or panel. Contact information is provided for display in the contact card (e.g., a portion of a user interface of a computing device). The contact information is associated with a contact. The contact information identifies one or more transport modes for communication with the contact. In some embodiments, the computing device receives a request from a user to communicate with the contact via at least one selected transport mode. Based on the received request, the computing device provides an input field within the contact card. In other embodiments, the transport mode is automatically selected and the input field is displayed. Data from the user is received into the input field for communication to the contact. The computing device sends the data received into the input field to the contact via the selected transport mode. The integrated reply functionality is accessible from a conversation history displayed in the contact card.