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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
John E. Churchill, Monroe, WA (US);
Joseph Wheeler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jérôme Jean-Louis Vasseur, Bothell, WA (US);
Thomas R. Fuller, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason D. Giles, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Functionality is described herein for presenting representations of the z most recently presented items. The functionality also presents indicators which convey the presentation modes that were last used to present the z items. When the user selects one of the z items, the functionality presents it, as a default, using the last-used presentation mode, as conveyed by the indicator associated with this item. In one particular case, the last-used presentation mode corresponds to a full mode or a snap mode.