Jucheng A Xiao

US Patent:

20130117768, May 9, 2013

Filed:

Nov 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/289947

Inventors:

Bogdan Gheorghe - Seattle WA, US
Alfred Kenneth S. Gopez - Bellevue WA, US
Brendan C. Fields - Mercer Island WA, US
Komal Kashiramka - Redmond WA, US
Matthew C. Kuzior - Redmond WA, US
Jucheng Xiao - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

719328

Abstract:

An Application Programming Interface (API) provides functions for interacting with contact lists and contacts that are stored in a unified contact store by a primary contact service. For example, a client of a unified communications service may use the API to access contact information that is stored with a primary contact service (e.g. a messaging application/service). The contact information is maintained by the primary contact service. The API includes functions such as, but not limited to: adding a new IM contact to a group, adding a new IM group, removing an IM contact from a group, adding a distribution group to an IM list, getting an IM item list, and tagging an IM contact. The contacts may be obtained from the primary contact service and temporarily stored by the client (e.g. within a cache) of a different service.

US Patent:

20140196060, Jul 10, 2014

Filed:

Mar 11, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/203984

Inventors:

- REDMOND WA, US
Alfred Kenneth S. Gopez - Bellevue WA, US
Brendan C. Fields - Mercer Island WA, US
Komal Kashiramka - Redmond WA, US
Matthew C. Kuzior - Redmond WA, US
Jucheng Xiao - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - REDMOND WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/54
H04L 12/58

US Classification:

719328

Abstract:

An Application Programming Interface (API) provides functions for interacting with contact lists and contacts that are stored in a unified contact store by a primary contact service. For example, a client of a unified communications service may use the API to access contact information that is stored with a primary contact service (e.g. a messaging application/service). The contact information is maintained by the primary contact service. The API includes functions such as, but not limited to: adding a new IM contact to a group, adding a new IM group, removing an IM contact from a group, adding a distribution group to an IM list, getting an IM item list, and tagging an IM contact. The contacts may be obtained from the primary contact service and temporarily stored by the client (e.g. within a cache) of a different service.