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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.04.2013 (43) Date of publication: 23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17 (21) Application number: 12801014.7 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 17/21(2006.01) G06F 3/048(2013.01) G06Q 50/10(2012.01) G06F 9/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/042830 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/174491 (20.12.2012 Gazette 2012/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 15.06.2011 US 201113161215 16.12.2011 WO PCT/US2011/065489 16.03.2012 US 201213422814 28.03.2012 WO PCT/US2012/030952 (71) Applicant: Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)

(72) Inventors: LACEY, Trevor Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) MATHEY-OWENS, Cheyne Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) PRYOR-MILLER, Andrew Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) RAJABI, Zeyad Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) WOOD, Matthew Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) SNYDER, Daniel, R. Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)