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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2009
Avrum Stephen Laurie, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael B. Palmer, Edmonds, WA (US);
Erik Theodore Bergman, Seattle, WA (US);
Avrum Stephen Laurie, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael B. Palmer, Edmonds, WA (US);
Erik Theodore Bergman, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Technologies are described herein for providing a context pane with semantic zoom. A content interface including a content pane and a context pane is provided. The content pane may be adapted to provide content, and the context pane may be adapted to display a richness of contextual data. A selectable interface element is also provided in the content interface. When the interface element is selected, the context pane may be transformed from displaying the richness of contextual data into displaying another richness of contextual data.