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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Erez Kikin Gil, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Kotler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vignesh Sachidanandam, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Mark Pearson, Renton, WA (US);
Andrew Hockman, Seattle, WA (US);
Ned Friend, Seattle, WA (US);
Doreen Grieb, Kirkland, WA (US);
Erez Kikin Gil, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Kotler, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vignesh Sachidanandam, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Mark Pearson, Renton, WA (US);
Andrew Hockman, Seattle, WA (US);
Ned Friend, Seattle, WA (US);
Doreen Grieb, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Context based menus that can be dynamically positioned, laid out, and activated are provided for tap, swipe, and press-and-hold type interactions. Presenting a plurality of executable commands and/or links to submenus, a context based menu may be displayed in various shapes and forms in relation to selected content displayed on a user interface and/or other factors such as available display space, user attributes, and similar ones. Submenus presenting commands within a category may be displayed in place of, adjacent to, or overlapping with a parent context based menu. Menu position, contents, and/or shape may be adjusted in response to changes in selected content, user contact location, changes in user interface, and the like.