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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Ritika Virmani, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Dave Risney, Kirkland, WA (US);
Todd Sahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew E. Olson, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Susan Makarian, Duvall, WA (US);
Clint C. Jorgenson, Carnation, WA (US);
Randall K. Winjum, Vashon, WA (US);
Eric M. Lawrence, Redmond, WA (US);
Ritika Virmani, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane T. Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Warren G. Stevens, Redmond, WA (US);
Dave Risney, Kirkland, WA (US);
Todd Sahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew E. Olson, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarah J. Bowers, Snohomish, WA (US);
Susan Makarian, Duvall, WA (US);
Clint C. Jorgenson, Carnation, WA (US);
Randall K. Winjum, Vashon, WA (US);
Eric M. Lawrence, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a download bar user interface control that is designed to help users maintain focus on their browsing activities, while offering notifications regarding a file download. In at least some embodiments, the download bar user interface control is non-modal and is presented at a location within the browsing field-of-view that is selected to reduce user distraction. Various embodiments also provide a download manager user interface that enables multiple download-related tasks to be performed. In at least some embodiments, the download manager user interface is presented responsive to input to the download bar user interface control. Further to some embodiments, the download bar user interface control can be closed responsive to the download manager user interface being presented and download-related notifications and options transferred from the download bar user interface control to the download manager user interface.