US 11,669,231 B2
Electronic mail control system integrating timeslot functionality
Lin Zhong, Bellevue, WA (US); and Shahil Soni, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/104,477.
Application 17/104,477 is a continuation of application No. 15/151,103, filed on May 10, 2016, granted, now 10,990,254.
Prior Publication US 2021/0081098 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/109 (2023.01); G06Q 10/107 (2023.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04842 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); G06Q 10/109 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1095 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising:
causing display of a single window that includes:
a compose pane having a compose actuator; and
a free timeslot display portion configured to display, along with the compose pane in the single window, a plurality of user-selectable timeslot display elements, each user-selectable timeslot display element, of the plurality of user-selectable timeslot display elements, identifying a different free timeslot in a schedule associated with a user;
generating message content in an electronic message based on an indication of user actuation of the compose actuator while the free timeslot display portion is displayed in the single window;
receiving an indication of user selection of one or more user-selectable timeslot display elements in the free timeslot display portion; and
in response to the user selection, populating the compose pane in the single window with a plurality of timeslot option display elements in line with the message content in the compose pane,
wherein each timeslot option display element, of the plurality of timeslot option display elements, corresponds to a respective free timeslot in the schedule associated with the user and is actuatable by a recipient of the electronic message.