Generating content items out of an electronic communication workflow

US11301121B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joseph Masterson · Issaquah, US
• Jeremy de Souza · Redmond, US
• Jin Ma · Redmond, US
• Elena Catrinescu · Woodinville, US
• Nathan F. Waddoups · Redmond, US
• Kenneth Fern · Bellevue, US
• David Paul Limont · Vashon, US
• David L. Meyers · Seattle, US
• Michael B. Palmer · Edmonds, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 25, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Inline document collaboration workflows are provided. When a user receives an electronic communication that includes an attached content item, the receiving user may select the attached content item and cause the attached content item to be displayed in an immersive view in proximity to an electronic communication pane in which an electronic communication may be conducted about any topic including the content item that is displayed in proximity to the electronic communication pane. During editing of a content item, an electronic communication may be generated from a user interface in which the content item is being generated, or alternatively a new content item may be generated out of an electronic communications user interface.