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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:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Marco A. Demello, Redmond, WA (US);
Vikram Madan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David M. Silver, Redmond, WA (US);
Marco A. DeMello, Redmond, WA (US);
Vikram Madan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David M. Silver, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and user interface for interacting with electronically displayed content is disclosed. In response to a selection of an object, a list of menu options is displayed close to the selected object. In one embodiment, the list of menu options is displayed in a font larger than that used to display the selected object. Through the use of the invention, a user is provided with a technique for actively reading displayed content with minimal distractions from the user interface.