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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
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);
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
A user interface for a hand-held device is provided that allows users to activate the full 'card' for an entry using one gesture on a button while also giving the user the ability to reach a menu of context dependent commands using a second gesture on a button. In particular, certain button inputs are recognized 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. A user is also allowed to open context menus while only using one hand to operate and hold the device.