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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Anna Marion Pfoertsch, Seattle, WA (US);
Karina Jennifer Chang, Seattle, WA (US);
Evan Russell Koschik, Seattle, WA (US);
Bret P. Anderson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Clinton Rutkas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Alex G. Snitkovskiy, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffrey Evan Stall, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides techniques for management of user interface elements based on historical configuration data. Use of historical configuration data to render user interface elements improves usability of graphical user interfaces by maintaining a consistent user experience. The states of user interface objects in a hosting environment are retained as historical configuration data and linked to a hosting environment profile. When the same or similar hosting environment is detected, the user interface elements are rendered based on the historical configuration data. For example, the last positions of windows in a particular monitor topology are stored as historical configuration data linked to that monitor topology. The windows are returned to their previous positions when a computing device is next configured with the same or similar monitor topology.