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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kathryn L. Parker, Sammamish, WA (US);
William T. Flora, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Fong, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark R. Gibson, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark D. Mackenzie, Seattle, WA (US);
Molly Scoville Rhoten, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tandy W. Trower, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Mark Jeffrey Weinberg, Kirkland, WA (US);
Christopher Daniel Williams, Redmond, WA (US);
Rodger William Benson, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Switching between an arm's length user interface and a distance user interface is provided. A first user interface optimized to operate a computer from an arm's-length distance is presented on a display. A command is received. It is determined whether the command is from a wired device or a wirelessly-connected device. When the command is from a wired device, then the first user interface continues to be presented. When the command is from a wirelessly-connected device, then the display is toggled from the first user interface to the distance user interface. The distance user interface is optimized for operating the computer from a television-viewing distance. The television-viewing distance measured in feet is approximately half of a diagonal measure of the image displayed on the display device measured in inches.