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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Margeigh J. Novotny, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Stuart S. Bottom, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lee Dicks Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system is described that infers information about a user and then provides the user with an opportunity to provide input about (e.g., confirm or deny) the inferred information. Inferred information is presented to a user only after certain triggering events have occurred. For example, a sensitive item of inferred information may be presented to a user only after the user has reached a certain stage of relationship with a system, device or service that is deemed compatible with presenting such sensitive information. As another example, an item of inferred information may be presented to a user only after it has been determined that the item of inferred information is likely to be correct with a certain degree of confidence. As a still further example, both sensitivity and confidence level may be used to guide when a particular item of inferred information will be presented to a user.