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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey John Elliott, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard William Saunders, Lake Forrest Park, WA (US);
Myron Clifford Thomas, Newcastle, WA (US);
Madhuvan Gupta, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G11B 19/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.