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Mobile communications device user interface

US9703452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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112References

20Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael J. Kruzeniski · Seattle, US
Michael A. Smuga · Seattle, US
Michael K. Henderlight · Sammamish, US
Brian M. Wilson · Syracuse, US
Chad A. Voss · Seattle, US
Paula Guntaur · Seattle, US
Jonathan D. Friedman · Seattle, US
Patrick S. Corrigan · San Francisco, US
Dustin Owen Williams · Little Rock, US
Joseph P. McLaughlin · Seattle, US
Ryan Thomas Murphy · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2015
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/04
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile communications device user interface is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a computing device that includes displaying content in conjunction with a first level of a hierarchical menu in a user interface on a display device of the computing device. Responsive to receipt of an input to navigate to a second level of the hierarchical menu that is a sublevel of the first level, the second level in displayed conjunction with the content on the display device, the content having a reduced display richness when displayed in conjunction with the second level than when displayed in conjunction with the first level.

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