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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
David B. Perry, Bothell, WA (US);
Kenneth Sean Gilmour, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sanjeev Kewal Verma, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Perry, Bothell, WA (US);
Kenneth Sean Gilmour, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sanjeev Kewal Verma, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-storage media for customizing the appearance of a desktop background are provided. The desktop is the bottom surface drawn behind the application windows, gadgets, a task bar, and other user interface elements displayed on a computing screen. Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to customize the background by dragging an image representation from a desktop control panel onto a portion of the desktop. Once dropped onto the desktop, the image associated with the representation is used to generate the desktop background. When the desktop is extended to different monitors, the portion of desktop on each monitor may be customized separately.