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Proximal menu generation

US11237699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Bryan K. Mamaril · Seattle, US
Matthias Baer · Hohenstein-Ernstthal, DE
Gregory Alan Howard · Kirkland, US
Jonathan M. Cain · Seattle, US
Isaiah Ng · Redmond, US
Jack B. Gerrits · Redmond, US
Kiran Kumar · Redmond, US
Jessica Bourgade · Redmond, US
Michael C. Hilsdale · Issaquah, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2017
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for generating proximal menus described herein can include a processor to detect a location of a touch gesture on a display device coupled to the system. The processor can also determine a proximal menu is to be displayed at the location of the touch gesture and populate the proximal menu with at least one feature corresponding to a ring of an operating system. Furthermore, the processor can display the proximal menu with the at least one feature within an executed application.

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