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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Kamesh C Tumsi Dayakar, Redmond, WA (US);
Ravipal S Soin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Tobiasz a Zielinski, Redmond, WA (US);
Kamesh C Tumsi Dayakar, Redmond, WA (US);
Ravipal S Soin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Tobiasz A Zielinski, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a readily discoverable, consolidated UI of frequently modified system settings are provided. In one aspect, systems and methods may be deployed to efficiently adjust mobile settings. In one embodiment, tiles configured to represent the an application and further having at least one icon, the status of the application, and a user-selectable display element, such as a button, for positioning within each tile are produced, wherein the user can adjust the aspect with a single input. In yet another embodiment, the user may select another user-selectable user display element to view and adjust further aspects of the application in a secondary menu. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method that may be instituted to determine which applications and/or elements of applications are to be displayed within the menus.