Collection user interface

US8418257B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Scott David Hoogerwerf · Seattle, US
• Lyon Wong · Issaquah, US
• Aaron W. Cardwell · Seattle, US
• Michael J. Gilmore · Bothell, US
• Rolf A. Ebeling · Kirkland, US
• Manav Mishra · Kirkland, US
• Jensen M. Harris · Kirkland, US
• Kavitha Radhakrishnan · San Jose, US
• Benjamin J. Karas · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 16, 2010
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F21/6218
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Collection user interface techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of inputs are recognized as gestures received via interaction with a user interface to navigate through a file system of a computing device and select representations of objects managed by file system of the computing device, at least two of which are accessible via different devices. In response, copies of the representations are displayed by the computing device in a collection portion of the user interface. An option is output in conjunction with the collection portion by the computing device that is selectable to initiate a command to be performed using the objects that have corresponding representations included in the collection portion.