US 12,107,803 B2
Chat-enabled messaging
Julio Estrada, Bellevue, WA (US); Nagalinga Raju Samuthirapandi, Redmond, WA (US); Chowdhury Sucharit Barua, Redmond, WA (US); Vasant Kumar Tiwari, Redmond, WA (US); and Lei Yu, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,445.
Application 17/664,445 is a continuation of application No. 17/122,386, filed on Dec. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,991,124.
Application 17/122,386 is a continuation of application No. 15/831,293, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,897,432, issued on Jan. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360546 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/02 (2022.01); G06Q 30/016 (2023.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/56 (2022.01); H04L 51/58 (2022.01); H04L 67/564 (2022.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 51/02 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/016 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/56 (2022.05); H04L 51/58 (2022.05); H04L 67/564 (2022.05); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/0884 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, performs operations comprising:
receiving a message relating to a conversation, wherein the message comprises an access point to a chat session;
causing a display, within the message, of a selectable user interface element corresponding to the access point;
receiving a selection of the user interface element from within the message;
extracting context data from the message, wherein the context data comprises credential information included in metadata appended to the message; and
based on receiving the selection of the user interface element, establishing the chat session based on the context data, wherein the chat session is a continuation of the conversation.