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Web-based embeddable collaborative workspace

US10635746B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Fanguang Kong · Sammamish, US
Yanir Shahak · Sammamish, US
Wei Wang · Redmond, US
Jorge Eugenio Aguirre Gonzalez · Redmond, US
Jay Ongg · Redmond, US
Darren Glenn Austin · Edmonds, US
Gareth Alun Jones · Cambourne, GB
Rahee Ghosh · Cambridge, US
Ankit Srivastava · San Diego, US
Guy Daher · Vancouver, CA
Kiky W. Tangerine · Bellevue, US
Mun Ying Leong · Vancouver, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/42
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Freeform input is not native to several application or document types, but is desired by users as an input mode, especially for collaboration. Systems and methods are therefore provided to enable the insertion of an electronic collaboration workspace that accepts and stores freeform input for use as an object embeddable in various documents. An external host application provides the functionalities needed for freeform input, and the inputs may be committed to the document or stored as a separate document which may be referenced and accessed by multiple users for purposes of collaboration.

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