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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Brent Gilbert, Woodinville, WA (US);
Cynthia C. Shelly, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary A. Pritting, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kim Tapia St. Amant, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew J. Kotler, Kenmore, WA (US);
Richard J. Wolf, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically creates graphical content when a user creates or modifies a hierarchical list of content data and chooses from one of a plurality of graphical definition choices for the graphical elements. In addition, the present invention includes a user interface with three different displays. The first display presents the user with one or more galleries including a gallery with a plurality of graphical definitions. The second display is a content entry area. The final display is a drawing canvas.