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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Li Jiang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sandy Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
William Ramsey, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter Bailey, I, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul Reinholdtsen, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for performing tasks and related tasks. While a user is performing a task, a group of related tasks is presented. When a new task is selected, a new group of related tasks is provided. This allows a user to perform a series of tasks without having to separately search for each task. As the user moves between tasks, task information items are passed between the tasks so that previously provided information can be preserved.