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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2010
Eric S. Rockey, Seattle, WA (US);
Shannon P. Talbott, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gavin M. Kelly, Seattle, WA (US);
Nancy E. Jacobs, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Hopcroft, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel J. Westreich, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul R. Erickson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric S. Rockey, Seattle, WA (US);
Shannon P. Talbott, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gavin M. Kelly, Seattle, WA (US);
Nancy E. Jacobs, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Hopcroft, Kirkland, WA (US);
Daniel J. Westreich, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Perlow, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul R. Erickson, Sammamish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems present commands to a user within a software application program by determining the user's context within the application program and automatically presenting in a user interface commands that pertain to the user's current context. When the user's context changes, the context-sensitive commands are automatically removed from the user interface. In one implementation context blocks and context panes are employed to present the commands.