Patent SG-11201810418X-A (SG)
Title: Location integration into electronic mail system
Inventor: ZHONG LIN
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2017-05-24
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) -., (19) World Intellectual Property 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......'\"' WO 2017/213844 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) W I PO I PC T (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: MINHAS, Sandip et al.; Microsoft Technology Li- G06Q 10/10 (2012.01) censing, LLC, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington (21) International Application Number: 98052-6399 (US). PCT/US2017/034103 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 24 May 2017 (24.05.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (30) Priority Data: MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, 15/173,959 06 June 2016 (06.06.2016) US PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (71) Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LI- TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. CENSING, LLC [US/US]; One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors: ZHONG, Lin; Microsoft Technology Licens- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, ing, LLC, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 98052-6399 (US). SONI, Shahil; Microsoft Technology TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Licensing, LLC, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washing- EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, ton 98052-6399 (US). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = = (54) Title: LOCATION INTEGRATION INTO ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEM = LOCATION INFORMATION LOCATION INFORMATION - SOURCE 108 NETWORK 06 SOURCE 110 = )0 MAP SERVICE 114 LOCATION INFORMATION SOURCE 112 = = COMPUTING SYSTEM 102 LOCATION PROCESSING COMPUTING SYSTEM 104 LOCATION PROCESSING = PROCESSOR(S)/SERVER(S) 140 SYSTEM 144 PROCESSOR(S)/SERVER(S) 164 SYSTEM 172 = MAP INTERACTION LOGIC 156 MAP INTERACTION LOGIC 174 _ ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEM ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEM 142 ITINERARY GENERATION 166 ITINERARY GENERATION = LOCATION INTEGRATION LOGIC 158 LOCATION INTEGRATION LOGIC 176 = SYSTEM 152 ITINERARY NAVIGATION SYSTEM 168 ITINERARY NAVIGATION OTHER EMAIL LOGIC 160 OTHER EMAIL LOGIC 178 = FUNCIONALITY 154 OTHER LOCATION FUNCIONALITY 170 OTHER LOCATION = = USER INTERFACE LOGIC 116 PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY 162 USER INTERFACE LOGIC 182 PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY 180 = - OTHER COMPUTING SYSTEM FUNTIONALITY 150 6. _ _ .. , DATA STORE 148 OTHER COMPUTING SYSTEM FUNTIONALITY 186 - DATA STORE 184 _ .. , = 4111 7galli Th 4111 711111 t t USER INTERFACE(S) 116 USER INTERFACE(S) 118 USER INTERFACE(S) 128 USER INTERFACE(S) 130 11 USER INPUT MECHANISM(S) 120 USER INPUT MECHANISM(S) 122 USER INPUT MECHANISM(S) 132 USER INPUT MECHANISM(S) 134 7r 71' USER 124 ... USER 126 USER 136 ... USER 138 cc FIG. 1 M ,-1 r'l .----- ( 57) : An electronic mail system detects actuation of location integration functionality and populates a compose pane in the ,1 electronic mail system with an interactive map display, that is populated in-line with other message content in the compose pane. A 0 user can interact with the interactive map display to perform mapping functionality to modify the interactive map display. r'l o [Continued on next page] WO 2017/213844 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEMODIEMIMMOIMEMEHOIMIE TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))