Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated contact card communication
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Application No.: US15183704Application Date: 2016-06-15
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Publication No.: US10666600B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Gregory Alan Howard , Joseph Spencer King , Yili Aiwazian , Ian Hunter Todd , Naud Frijlink , Shawna Julie Davis , Christer Garbis
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; H04L12/58 ; H04M1/725 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0484 ; H04M1/27453

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160294766A1 INTEGRATED CONTACT CARD COMMUNICATION Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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