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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Joerg Perieno Germann, Vancouver, CA;
Aleksandra Dorota Kopczynska-Dobosz, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven James Bailey, Redmond, WA (US);
Gregor Noriskin, Vancouver, CA;
Hansel Ivan Gene IP, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek Khurana, Redmond, WA (US);
Anne Catherine Feldman, Redmond, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The techniques described herein improve an item (e.g., photo) sharing experience on mobile devices. In one embodiment, an application presents items in a stacked configuration and receives swipe-based touch gestures that reflect user intent with regard to whether or not a photo is to be shared to a network destination. After a directional swipe occurs on the top-most item, the next item in the stacked configuration is displayed for a next directional swipe. This process is repeated until all the items in the stacked configuration have been displayed to the user. In another embodiment, the application receives a continuous user gesture that traverses a set of photos laid out in a grid configuration. When performing the continuous user gesture, whether or not the user pauses on a photo reflects a user intent with regard to whether or not the photo is to be shared to a network destination.