Activity feed service

US10693748B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Chani Ayn Doggett · Redmond, US
• Brian R. Meyers · Issaquah, US
• John Edward Gallardo · Woodinville, US
• Abolade Gbadegesin · Sammamish, US
• Michael J. Novak · Redmond, US
• Yisheng Yao · Sammamish, US
• Bartosz Henryk PALISWIAT · Kirkland, US
• Kiran Tatapudi · Sammamish, US
• Colleen Elizabeth Hamilton · Bellevue, US
• Shawn Henry · Longmont, US
• Kenneth M. Tubbs · Bellevue, US
• Sriram Srinivasan · Sammamish, US
• Mahmut Arslan · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L43/04
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Technology related to an activity feed service is disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method can include receiving updates to activity streams, where a respective activity stream indicates an engagement of a respective user with applications executing on a respective client device connected to a network. The different activity streams associated with a particular user can be merged to generate a merged activity stream associated with the particular user. The different received activity streams can correspond to different respective client devices. The merged activity stream associated with the particular user can be transmitted over the network.