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User interface modification using preview panel

US11301124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Matthias Baer · Hohenstein-Ernstthal, DE
Bryan K. Mamaril · Seattle, US
Isaiah Ng · Redmond, US
Garner B. Thomas · Kenmore, US
Cassandra M. April · Seattle, US
Richard Fang · Bellevue, US
Matthew I. Worley · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2354/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for modifying a user interface described herein can include a processor to detect a plurality of display screens electronically coupled to the system. The processor can also detect a first gesture corresponding to an application window displayed in one of the display screens and generate a preview panel in response to detecting the first gesture, the preview panel to be displayed proximate the application window, wherein the preview panel is to display a real-time image comprising content displayed in each of the display screens. Furthermore, the processor can detect a second gesture to move the application window to a different display screen modify the user interface to display the application window in the different display screen.

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