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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Chee H. Chew, Redmond, WA (US);
Elizabeth A. Bastiaanse, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jeffrey R. Blum, Seattle, WA (US);
Greg A. Keyser, Sammamish, WA (US);
Charlton E. Lui, Redmond, WA (US);
Kathryn L. Parker, Fall City, WA (US);
Timothy D. Sharpe, Redmond, WA (US);
Sarah E. Zuberec, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a user interface for a pen-based device that allows users to activate the full “card” for an entry using a single tap while also giving the user the ability to reach a menu of context dependent commands using a simple gesture. In particular, the present invention recognizes certain stylus and/or button inputs as context menu gestures. When these gestures are made, a context menu appears. The user is then able to select a command in the context menu that is to be performed. The present invention also allows a user to open context menus while only using one hand to operate and hold the device.