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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark R. Ligameri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Seattle, WA (US);
R. Syam Kumar, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles W. Stabb, Seattle, WA (US);
Yeming Shi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.