Dynamic context based menus

US9582187B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Erez Kikin Gil · Redmond, US
• Matthew J. Kotler · Sammamish, US
• Vignesh Sachidanandam · Redwood City, US
• Mark Pearson · Renton, US
• Andrew Hockman · Seattle, US
• Ned B. Friend · Seattle, US
• Doreen N. Grieb · Kirkland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2203/04807
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Context based menus that can be dynamically positioned, laid out, and activated are provided for tap, swipe, and press-and-hold type interactions. Presenting a plurality of executable commands and/or links to submenus, a context based menu may be displayed in various shapes and forms in relation to selected content displayed on a user interface and/or other factors such as available display space, user attributes, and similar ones. Submenus presenting commands within a category may be displayed in place of, adjacent to, or overlapping with a parent context based menu. Menu position, contents, and/or shape may be adjusted in response to changes in selected content, user contact location, changes in user interface, and the like.