Patent ID: 11887062
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for proactively presenting information associated with an event involving a user, the method comprising:
receiving, at a client device of the user, a selection of a search icon associated with presenting event information for events associated with the user;
obtaining event information about an upcoming event associated with the user, wherein obtaining the event information comprises, in response to receiving the selection of the search icon and without receiving additional inputs other than the selection of the search icon:
identifying a calendar invitation for the upcoming event;
identifying at least one email conversation associated with the calendar invitation;
identifying at least one file associated with the calendar invitation; and
identifying at least one contact from a contact database included within the calendar invitation based on the at least one contact not being included within a contact list of the user of the client device; and

generating and presenting an event icon within a graphical user interface of a displayed search page on the client device, the event icon including a plurality of selectable icons, each of the selectable icons being associated with one of the at least one email conversation associated with the calendar invitation and at least one file associated with the calendar invitation.