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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Xianjun Huang, Beijing, CN;
Dongzhi Xia, Beijing, CN;
Fan Yang, Beijing, CN;
Matthew Robert Scott, Beijing, CN;
Gang Chen, Beijing, CN;
Xianjun Huang, Beijing, CN;
Dongzhi Xia, Beijing, CN;
Fan Yang, Beijing, CN;
Matthew Robert Scott, Beijing, CN;
Gang Chen, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Controlling assistance information comprises determining a user mode based on computer input signals generated by a user. If the user is in a passive mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled in response to detecting a hidden signal. The assistance information is then enabled if later a reset signal is detected. If the user is in passive mode and assistance information is not detected, the assistance information is enabled in response to detecting a trigger signal. If the user is in an active mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled.