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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2002
Raymond J. Chen, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Leventer, Seattle, WA (US);
Sankar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
John E. Schussler, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard W. Stoakley, Seattle, WA (US);
Raymond J. Chen, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Leventer, Seattle, WA (US);
Sankar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
John E. Schussler, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard W. Stoakley, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for dynamically populating a list of most used execution points in a graphical user interface of an operating system based upon the utilization behavior of a user. One embodiment provides for depicting a list of execution points to most used programs by determining a list of eligible programs, tracking the usage of the eligible programs in a usage list, taking into account chronological order of the activation of the programs and determining which programs in the usage list have the most usage. These programs then have execution points placed on a displayed most used list in the graphical user interface.