US 12,069,015 B2
System and method for converting an email thread to an instant message group
Afraz A. Siddiqui, Monroe, NJ (US); John J. Lotito, Jersey City, NJ (US); Joshua Bouckenooghe, Bothell, WA (US); Thomas Charles Underhill, Oslo (NO); Erin Woo, Alameda, CA (US); Allison Bellew Sousa, Boulder, CO (US); Peter Nagy, New York, NY (US); and Arnaud Vallat, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/207,509.
Application 18/207,509 is a continuation of application No. 17/336,609, filed on Jun. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,677,694.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328011 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.01); H04L 51/226 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/046 (2013.01) [H04L 51/216 (2022.05); H04L 51/226 (2022.05); H04L 51/42 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for initiating an instant messaging chat session from an email thread including at least one email, the method comprising:
receiving an email thread including at least one email;
extracting a plurality of parameters from the email thread;
generating a link including the extracted plurality of parameters; and
initiating a session of an instant messaging application based on the extracted plurality of parameters included in the link between at least two users associated with the email thread.