US Patent No: 8,037,150

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System and methods for providing multiple personas in a communications environment

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Abstract

A user interface on a display enables perception of communications that leverage an instant messaging platform. The user interface includes a module for identifying at least two identities within an instant messaging communications environment to whom messages may be directed, a module for associating a first persona of a user with a first functionality, a module for associating a second persona of the user with a second functionality, the second functionality differing from the first functionality, a module for rendering an instant messaging application user interface for a first instant messaging communications session involving the user and a first identity and a second instant messaging communications session involving the user and a second identity, the user interface being presented at a system display presented to the user, and a module for enabling the first person of the user to be projected to the first identity while concurrently enabling a second persona of the same user to be projected to the second identity.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MICROSOFT CORPORATIONREDMOND, WA24226

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heikes, Brian Ashburn, VA 21 171
McCool, Julie Reston, VA 7 50
Mills, Julie Reston, VA 9 51
Weaver, Andrew Herndon, VA 11 52
Wolf, Eric Jeffrey Alexandria, VA 7 50

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