Integrated electronic mail and instant messaging application

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7487214
APP PUB NO 20060101119A1
SERIAL NO

10985394

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An application providing a common interface allowing access and login to a electronic mail system and instant messaging system. The application allows responding to an email using an instant message, replying to an instant message using an email, sending and receiving both email and instant messages from one application, sending email attachments instantly, and displaying presence information for the user, user email contacts and user messenger contacts. Alerts are provided for both emails and instant messages received. The inbox views can automatically be refreshed when a user receives new email. An interface is provided to convert multiple email contacts into messenger contacts. The system can be used with both local messenger clients and browser based IM clients.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Birman, Mikhail San Carlos , US 4 158
Fluegel, Jason C Seattle , US 11 768
Little, Charles Reeves Bellevue , US 8 245
Qureshi, Imran I Milpitas , US 11 1303
Voskuhl, Justin B Seattle , US 3 158

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