Intelligent personal assistant as a contact

US10757048B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Zachary Adam Pfriem · Seattle, US
• Mark Jozef Vitazko · Seattle, US
• Jared Frew · Seattle, US
• Jason Michael Nelson · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2020
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/216
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In a non-limiting example of the present disclosure, an intelligent personal assistant service may be added as an active participant within a thread of an application. A query directed to an intelligent personal assistant service may be entered into a message thread of a messaging application. An indication that the intelligent personal assistant service is added as an active participant within the message thread may be received, at a processing device. Content from the intelligent personal assistant service may be received directly into the message application. As an example, content may be provided, within the messaging application, as a message draft that may be modified before inclusion within a message thread. An input may be provided indicating to include the received content within the message thread. In response to providing the input, content received from the intelligent personal assistant service may be displayed within the message thread.