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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Rebecca Deutsch, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin Betz, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew Jennings, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephan Hoefnagels, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer application launcher can be displayed. In response to receiving a first user input associated with the launcher while a computer application indicated by the launcher is not running, a destination list can be displayed. The destination list can include one or more destinations indicating one or more items that can be performed by a computer application. In response to a second user input associated with the destination list and indicating selection of a destination on the destination list, the application can be launched and instructed to perform an item indicated by the selected destination.