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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2010
Richard Turner, Woodinville, WA (US);
Robert D. Young, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel M. Sangster, Bellevue, WA (US);
Scott Robert Honji, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Fleegal, Bothell, WA (US);
Mark Vulfson, Redmond, WA (US);
Xianfeng Tian, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin John Smith, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard Turner, Woodinville, WA (US);
Robert D. Young, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel M. Sangster, Bellevue, WA (US);
Scott Robert Honji, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Fleegal, Bothell, WA (US);
Mark Vulfson, Redmond, WA (US);
Xianfeng Tian, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin John Smith, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing system includes one or more input-device user-interface runtime applications to dynamically display images on a dynamic input device. The one or more input-device user-interface runtime applications are executed in a currently active desktop. The computing system further includes a dominant application configured to execute in the currently active desktop. The dominant application is configured to specify an input-device user-interface runtime application corresponding to a current context of the dominant application. The specified input-device user-interface runtime application is configured to dynamically display virtual controls on the dynamic input device. The specified input-device user-interface runtime application is also configured to report activation of the virtual controls to the dominant application.