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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Sundaram Ramani, Redmond, WA (US);
Brett Kilty, Sammamish, WA (US);
Benjamin Carter, Redmond, WA (US);
Sundaram Ramani, Redmond, WA (US);
Brett Kilty, Sammamish, WA (US);
Benjamin Carter, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various technologies and techniques improve the process for creating and displaying context menus and tooltips. Procedures for listening for events, enabling, retrieving and displaying context menus and tooltips reside in a central service model. The developer accesses the central service model and specifies content for a context menu or tooltip. Rich media content such as audio, video, and graphic output can be included in context menus and tooltips. Shapes and effects of displayed content can also be customized.