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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ritika Kapadia, Newcastle, WA (US);
Michael John Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Sean Obafemi Lyndersay, Sammamish, WA (US);
Melissa S. Kerr, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean Gary Nordberg, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marty Joseph Hall, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Yalovsky, Seattle, WA (US);
Paula J. Chuchro, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments utilize context positioning of an input mechanism to convey at least one action associated with the input mechanism. At times, the input mechanism is associated with multiple actions. Input received via at the input mechanism can be analyzed to determine which action of the multiple actions to perform. In some embodiments, the input mechanism can be physically and/or visually moved to a different location based upon the determined action.