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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Justin Mann, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Fabrice A. Debry, Bellevue, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Hillel Noah Cooperman, Sammamish, WA (US);
Justin Mann, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Fabrice A. Debry, Bellevue, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Hillel Noah Cooperman, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in a computing environment to present and provide access to information that a user cares about. A scheme is provided for presenting frequently used controls and information in tiles within a sidebar. Tiles are hosted individually or in groups, within a sidebar, for interaction by a user. Tiles can be added or removed from the sidebar automatically or by user request. The present invention is further directed to a method for providing a scaleable and useable preview of tiles within a sidebar. Further still, the present invention is directed to maintaining an overflow area of icons for tiles that would not fit within the sidebar. The sidebar has content that dynamically adjusts in response to the addition, expansion, squishing or removal of tiles. Even Further, a user can customize the sidebar of the present invention.