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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:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Han-yi Shaw, Redmond, WA (US);
Shavinder S. Multani, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Han-Yi Shaw, Redmond, WA (US);
Shavinder S. Multani, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/70 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The size of a tool displayed in a user interface can be dynamically adjusted based on the current needs of the tool. When the user chooses a new function to perform using the tool, the tool's size and appearance is adjusted to an interface tailored for the selected function. To minimize confusion to the user, these dynamic adjustments can be performed using animation effects.