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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2004
David P. Vronay, Beijing, CN;
Matthew B. Maclaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
David P. Vronay, Beijing, CN;
Matthew B. MacLaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user interface system and method of displaying lists of information using a squeezed/semi-collapsed state of the group that shows, for example, a portion of the group (e.g., only the first few items of the group) is provided. The squeezed/semi-collapsed state takes up less room on the screen than an open state but gives the user more information about the group than the closed state, allowing more groups to be visible simultaneously while still providing detailed information about the contents of the group.