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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2005
Louis Amadio, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Erickson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Fisher, Ottawa, CA;
Keira Amos, Seattle, WA (US);
Louis Amadio, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Erickson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Fisher, Ottawa, CA;
Keira Amos, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying information or a part within a second application, such as a sidebar application. The part can be docked in the sidebar application or undocked from the sidebar application and can send corresponding docking messages in a docking protocol to the sidebar application based on the docking status of the part or the location of the part in relation to the sidebar application. Graphically depicted animations indicate to a user the docking and/or undocking processes.