Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Matthias Baer

Bryan Kim Mamaril

Hiroshi Tsukahara

Benjamin Franklin Carter

Isaiah Ng

Michael J Connolly

Ned Bearer Friend

Matthew Isaac Worley

Kae-Ling Jacquline Gurr

Ryan Eugene Whitaker

Richard Fang

Jonathan Marshall Cain

Matthew D Wood

Sogol Malekzadeh

Teresa Thomas

Nicholas S Smith

Marcos David Marin Amador

Tony Liang

Garner B Thomas

Cassandra M April

Jae Pum Park

Scott David Schenone

Peter Loren Engrav

Patrick Joseph Derks

Gregory Alan Howard

Michael I Borysenko

Tirthankar Sengupta

Jonathan Aroner

Kiran Kumar

John D Skovron

Craig Thomas McIntyre

Tsitsi Kolawole

Alejandro Steckler

Michael C Hilsdale

Sean Gary Nordberg

Monica Gonzalez

Jeremy Corley

Jesse Sage Schreiner

Steve Lunsman

Trevor Neil Lacey

Gargee Sharma

Karen G Luk

Tyler Jeffrey White

Jessica Bourgade

Matt Pisut

Tal Goldbloom

Rahul Dhar

Kyle T Kral

David Manci Gardner

Alyssa Ann Dunn

J Sage Schreiner

Devin Antonio Decaro-Brown

Amit Arora

Bryan Eric Baird

Anubhav Kale

Gene Michael DeClark

Yoav Sion

Ashish Virmani

James Oleinik

Nancy Sedora

Jack B Gerrits

Andrew Porter Hurley

Tsitsi Isabel Kolawole

Michael Borysenko

Karen Luk

A system for modifying a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display screens electronically coupled to the system. The processor can also detect a first gesture corresponding to an application window displayed in one of the display screens and generate a preview panel in response to detecting the first gesture, the preview panel to be displayed proximate the application window, wherein the preview panel is to display a real-time image comprising content displayed in each of the display screens. Furthermore, the processor can detect a second gesture to move the application window to a different display screen modify the user interface to display the application window in the different display screen.

Application window preview panels

Electronic devices described herein are configured to display updated content associated with a first application having a first user interface element disposed in a background area of a display that is obscured by a second user interface element associated with a second application. Responsive to a command from the first application to notify the user of the updated content, the operating system displays at least a portion of a translucent version of the first user interface element with the updated content in the foreground display area, wherein the translucent version of the first user interface element obscures at least a portion of the second user interface element.

Displaying a translucent version of a user interface element

User interface modification using preview panel

A system for generating proximal menus described herein can include a processor to detect a location of a touch gesture on a display device coupled to the system. The processor can also determine a proximal menu is to be displayed at the location of the touch gesture and populate the proximal menu with at least one feature corresponding to a ring of an operating system. Furthermore, the processor can display the proximal menu with the at least one feature within an executed application.

Proximal menu generation

Techniques for visual transformation using a motion profile are described. According to one or more implementations, motion profiles are utilized that describe known motion patterns for different display devices. A motion profile for a particular display device, for example, can be leveraged for visually transforming visual objects that are displayed on the display device.

Visual transformation using a motion profile

Techniques are disclosed for configuring a group of displays. A grouping of display devices that are to be combined to form an integrated display is identified. A prompt is generated for user input indicative of a spatial arrangement of the display devices. In response to the prompt, a series of user inputs is received by one or more input sensors. Based on the series of user inputs, the spatial arrangement of the display devices is estimated. Based on the estimated spatial arrangement of the display devices, portions of display data are mapped to the display devices. The mapped portions of the display data are rendered on the display devices to form an integrated display.

Setting up multiple displays via user input

Technologies are generally described for providing a system to facilitate efficient management and prioritization of conversations, such as emails, in a communication application. Conversations may be prioritized according to user preferences, and an inbox may be rearranged to display important conversations in a user defined order. Conversations may also be associated together so that they may appear together and flow together in the inbox. Additionally, the system may enable a user to delay display of a conversation until a later time based on various criteria such as location, time, and client device. A user may also move important emails to the top of an inbox for prominent display. The system may perform the actions automatically based on observed user behavior. Furthermore, the system may enable touch interactions for interacting with and managing the conversations, and quick controls may be provided for executing commands to perform actions associated with the conversations.

Managing conversations

Operating system privacy mode techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described to control usage tracking of a computing device. An input is received by an operating system of the computing device to switch to a privacy mode. Responsive to the input, usage tracking is ceased by the operating system of user interaction with the computing device.

Operating system privacy mode

A system for modifying a user interface in a multi-display device environment described herein can include a processor and a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to detect a number of display screens coupled to the system. The plurality of instructions can also cause the processor to split an image to generate sub-images based on the number of display screens and a bezel size corresponding to each of the display screens, the sub-images to exclude portions of the image corresponding to the bezel size of each of the display screens. Additionally, the plurality of instructions can cause the processor to resize each of the sub-images based on a display size of each of the display screens and display the image by transmitting the sub-images to the display screens.

Multi-display device user interface modification

Techniques disclosed herein facilitate the use of the primary work queue within an information management application as a centralized access point for creating and viewing multiple types of new draft items such as a note, to-do, or message item. An information management application can receive a new item request through its user interface and initiate a new draft item in response to the new item request. A view of new draft item can then be surfaced in a primary work queue of the information management application. The item type of the new draft item may be different than other item types in the primary work queue.

Quick drafts of items in a primary work queue

A method of payment using a client device is disclosed. The payment can be made through a payment method service that can control the payment flow and options available to the user of a client device. Using the payment method service, new payment options with new data schemas and/or new process flows can be used by the client device, but without any need to update software stored on the client device. The payment method service can utilize the look and feel of the client device, such that the user views payment options in the native UI of the client device.

Payment processing for client devices

Technologies are generally described for providing a system for visualizing items and conversations in a communication application. Conversations are presented as a list of items in the communication application. A quantity of presented items is limited based on a size of a client device employed for viewing the items. Visualizations are applied to the presented items to attempt to maximize a number of items that are presented while providing information about the items to enable a user to preview content and take actions on the items. The visualizations include different templates applied to each item based on a type of item and content associated with the item, and the templates may be are dynamically updated based on user interactions with the items. The templates for items are determined by applying a set of rules and factors to each item to determine a most appropriate visualization for each item.

Providing visualizations for conversations

A method for exchanging information between two communication devices includes communicating first identity information from a first communication device to a second communication device over a short-range communication link in response to an event. A second identity is received from the second communication device over the short-range communication link. The first identity information identifies a user of the first communication device and the second identity information identifies a user of the second communication device. Based on the first and second identity information, information is obtained specifying at least one attribute of the first and second users that they have in common.

Sharing of information common to two mobile device users over a near-field communication (NFC) link

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