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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Katie Elizabeth Goldstein, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Katherine Chen Lee, Seattle, WA (US);
Ilda Maria Ladeira, Redmond, WA (US);
Pavi Bhatter, Fremont, CA (US);
Allan Joseph Bonifacio, Toronto, CA;
Chelsea Le, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Leo Campbell, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford Glenn Singley, Renton, WA (US);
Zhe Liu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Houman Motevaselolhagh, Seattle, WA (US);
Arthur Li-Pang Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dena Natalie Saunders, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing device is configured to perform acts that include displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) of an operating system installed on the computing device, where a taskbar of the GUI includes a search box. The search box includes: 1) a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input; and 2) a graphical icon. The acts also include detecting a selection of the text entry field and presenting a first graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the text entry field, where the first graphical pane includes first content. The acts also include detecting a selection of the graphical icon. The acts further include presenting a second graphical pane on the display in response to detecting the selection of the graphical icon, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.