Julie R Mills

US Patent:

20160294742, Oct 6, 2016

Filed:

Jun 15, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/183716

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Kristine Amber Krantz - Cincinnati OH, US
Eric Jeffrey Wolf - Alexandria VA, US
Julie McCool - Reston VA, US
Julie Mills - Reston VA, US
Brian D. Heikes - Ashburn VA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

The same user is able to project different personalities while visiting different chat rooms. The personalities are tailored to the chat room being visited. Different personalization items (e.g., an icon or avatar, wallpaper, sounds, a smiley set, and text style) are provided based upon the chat room that the user is visiting. The personalization items may be customized based upon the identity of the chat room (such as a particular chat room, the type of chat room, or the content of the chat room). The personalization items may be host based and may leverage instant messaging (“IM”) personalization items. The personalization items may be user selected or user provided.