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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Andrew Mattingly, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeremy Hill, Seattle, WA (US);
Arjun Dayal, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian Kramp, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ali Vassigh, Redmond, WA (US);
Christian Klein, Duvall, WA (US);
Adam Poulos, Redmond, WA (US);
Alex Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey Margolis, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Mattingly, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeremy Hill, Seattle, WA (US);
Arjun Dayal, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian Kramp, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ali Vassigh, Redmond, WA (US);
Christian Klein, Duvall, WA (US);
Adam Poulos, Redmond, WA (US);
Alex Kipman, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey Margolis, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for providing on-screen graphical handles to control interaction between a user and on-screen objects. A handle defines what actions a user may perform on the object, such as for example scrolling through a textual or graphical navigation menu. Affordances are provided to guide the user through the process of interacting with a handle.