Efficient access to frequently utilized actions on computing devices
US10871882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/167
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method include maintaining, by a computing device, a modifiable list of one or more actions available for activation by a user of the computing device, at least some of the actions executable by at least some applications operable on the computing device. A common access interface of the computing device presents a set of one or more representations corresponding to each of the available actions. A determination is made, by the computing device, that the user has provided via the common access interface an input with respect to a particular representation corresponding to a particular available action. In response to the input, the computing device instructs a corresponding application to execute the particular available action.
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