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• US 8,719,359 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Barman, Touradj, Fox, Kristofer
• Primary Examiner(s): HIGA, BRENDAN Y
• Application Number:
  US13/720,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20130110954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-207
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1044 Group management mechanisms management of multicast group membership H04L12/185; reconfiguring of node membership in a computing system to eliminate errors G06F11/1425

Abstract

Systems and methods providing users with a rich web experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, a client and at least one server are in communication using a dual communication link. In another embodiment, a markup language based instant messaging application is disclosed. The instant messaging application may include group instant messaging. The instant messaging application may also provide group member persistence and message persistence at the server. In another embodiment, a card based web application is disclosed, where the card information and character may be shared with other users or within a group. The cards may also be configurable by users.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an instant message from a first computing device of a first user, wherein the first computing device is located at a remote location through a computer network;

causing the instant message to be displayed within a second instant message window at a second computing device of a second user;

receiving, from the first computing device, an indication of a URL link within a first instant messaging window at the first computing device of the first user;

causing the URL link from the first computing device of the first user to be transmitted through the computer network; and

causing a file that is associated with the URL link to be rendered to create a rendered file, wherein the rendered file is a webpage;

causing the rendered file to be displayed within the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user, wherein the URL link is not displayed in the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

2. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving an instant message from a first computing device of a first user, wherein the first computing device is located at a remote location through a computer network;

causing the instant message to be displayed within a second instant messaging window at a second computing device of a second user;

receiving, from the first computing device, an indication of a URL link within a first instant messaging window at the first computing device of the first user;

causing the URL link from the first computing device of the first user to be transmitted through the computer network;

causing a file that is associated with the URL link to be rendered to create a rendered file, wherein the rendered file is a webpage;

causing the rendered file to be displayed within the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user, wherein the URL link is not displayed in the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user.

3. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;

a database storing a dataset that includes a plurality of values representing features for a plurality of users accessing a network resource;

a network interface;

a user interface; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause;

receiving an instant message from a first computing device of a first user, wherein the first computing device is located at a remote location through a computer network;

causing the instant message to be displayed within a second instant message window at a second computing device of a second user;

receiving, from the first computing device, an indication of a URL link from user within a first instant messaging window at the first computing device of the first user;

causing the URL link from the first computing device of the first user to be transmitted through the computer network;

causing a file that is associated with the URL link to be rendered to create a rendered file, wherein the rendered file is a webpage; and

causing the rendered file to be displayed within the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user, wherein the URL link is not displayed in the second instant message window at the second computing device of the second user.