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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Sean E. Kollenkark, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew P. Oakley, Seattle, WA (US);
Cory J. Cirrincione, Bellevue, WA (US);
Douglas D. Berrett, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph L. McClanahan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.