Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Anne Catherine Feldman

Steven James Bailey

Carlos G Perez

Colton Brett Marshall

Gregory Powell Young

Arwa Zoher Tyebkhan

Max S Lustig

Reema Bhagat

Joerg Perieno Germann

Hansel Ivan Gene Ip

John Henry Miller

Gregor Noriskin

Aleksandra Dorota Kopczynska-Dobosz

Vivek Khurana

The techniques described herein improve an item (e.g., photo) sharing experience on mobile devices. In one embodiment, an application presents items in a stacked configuration and receives swipe-based touch gestures that reflect user intent with regard to whether or not a photo is to be shared to a network destination. After a directional swipe occurs on the top-most item, the next item in the stacked configuration is displayed for a next directional swipe. This process is repeated until all the items in the stacked configuration have been displayed to the user. In another embodiment, the application receives a continuous user gesture that traverses a set of photos laid out in a grid configuration. When performing the continuous user gesture, whether or not the user pauses on a photo reflects a user intent with regard to whether or not the photo is to be shared to a network destination.

User interactions and feedback signals for sharing items to a network destination

Providing user interaction guidance for services and associated applications may become more difficult as their variety and depth increases. Embodiments are directed to managing activation of and providing guidance on how to use a hosted service. For example, an initial configuration of a user interface (UI) of the hosted service that includes at least one element to highlight functionality may be provided for display. An initial action may be received from a user associated with the functionality, the initial action may be performed, and the UI may be updated to reflect the performed initial action. The initial action may be an activation action or upload action, for example. Additionally, a teaching UI element with a celebratory message to highlight the performed initial action and to provide additional information may be provided for display and rendered at a proximate position to a representation of the performed initial action.

Teaching and coaching user interface element with celebratory message

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Anne Catherine Feldman