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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Seattle, WA (US);
Tsz Yan Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Jesse Clay Satterfield, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew I. Worley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bret P. Anderson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Nils A. Sundelin, Bothell, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jennifer Nan, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert J. Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, San Francisco, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for switching back to a previously-interacted-with application. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable selection of a user interface not currently exposed on a display through a simple gesture that is both easy-to-use and remember.