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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2003
David Andrew Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Kanwal Vedbrat, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Richard Ligameri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Paul Alexander Gusmorino, Iii, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles W Stabb, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory Scott Matthews Melander, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Kenneth Stein, Iii, Redmond, WA (US);
Jenny Lam, Seattle, WA (US);
David Andrew Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Kanwal VedBrat, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Richard Ligameri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Paul Alexander Gusmorino, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles W Stabb, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory Scott Matthews Melander, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Kenneth Stein, III, Redmond, WA (US);
Jenny Lam, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface is provided that has two distinct sections. A first area has an array of menu items. When a menu item is hovered over by a pointer, an icon such as a contextually-related animated icon is displayed on a second area and changes its appearance in such a way as to indicate to the user the location of the pointer and/or the consequence of selecting that menu item.