Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Sunder Raman

Maya Rodrig

Matthew Evan Vogel

Julie Christa Seto

Vlad Riscutia

Choon-mun Hooi

Jon Bell

Ramy Bebawy

Han-Yi Shaw

Derek Snook

Erez Kikin Gil

Darron Jack Stepanich

Edward Augustus Layne, Jr

Kimberly Shay Koenig

Hongrui Zhang

Matthew Vogel

Julie Seto

Choon-Mun Hooi

Darron Stepanich

Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe an application command control user interface menu to facilitate user interaction between a user and a mobile application. An application command control menu is displayed on a display screen of a processing device. An input may be received into an application canvas of a launched application. The application canvas may be positioned above the application command control menu on the display screen. In response to a received input into the application canvas, a soft input keyboard application may be displayed. The soft input keyboard application may display below the application command control menu on the display screen. A selection may be received in the application command control menu. In response to the received selection, display of the application command control menu may be expanded to replace display on the soft input keyboard application on the display screen. Other examples are also described.

User interface for application command control

Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe an application command control user interface menu to facilitate user interaction between a user and a mobile application. On a processing device, a mobile application is launched where the mobile application comprises an application command control user interface menu displayable within a defined display space of the mobile application. The application control user interface menu is displayed within the defined display space. A tab comprises one or more user interface elements for application command control. Input is received for selection of a tab of the application control user interface menu. In response to the received input, display of the application command control user interface menu is modified to display one or more tabs within the defined display space. Other examples are also described.

Application command control for smaller screen display

Examples of the present disclosure describe application command control for small screen display. When detecting a display width associated with a processing device is equal to or less than a threshold value, the processing device launches an application command control programmed for display on small screens. The application command control interfaces with an application and comprises a plurality of top-level palettes and a plurality of drill-in palettes programmed for the application. A top-level palette for the application is vertically scrollable and comprises a collection of rows comprising one or more selectable command elements. A row of the one or more command elements of the top-level palette comprises a drill-in feature that when selected presents a drill-in palette. A drill-in palette is vertically scrollable and comprises one or more rows of selectable command elements.

Application command control for small screen display

A proximity metric is obtained that indicates a proximity of a user's face relative to a mobile device. The content, or a visual characteristic of information, on a user interface of the mobile device is adjusted, based upon the proximity metric.

Using proximity sensing to adjust information provided on a mobile device

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Sunder Raman