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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Xuedong David Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Samuel Y. Shen, Taipei, TW;
Hongjiang Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yong Rui, Sammamish, WA (US);
Xuedong David Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Samuel Y. Shen, Taipei, TW;
Hongjiang Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yong Rui, Sammamish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for initiating a search function, such as presentation of a search box or initiation of a search, is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting movement of a selector from within a display area to an edge of the display area. Such a selector can be controlled by an input device coupled to a user device. In response to detecting movement of the selector from within the display area to the edge of the display area, a search-query input area associated with a search engine is presented within a display screen view.