Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thumbnail-image selection of applications
- Patent Title (中): 缩略图选择应用程序
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Application No.: US13398157Application Date: 2012-02-16
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Publication No.: US09128605B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Jennifer Nan , Jesse Clay Satterfield , Patrice L. Miner , Matthew I. Worley , Bret P. Anderson , Robert J. Jarrett , Nils A. Sundelin , Michael A. Seibert , Chaitanya Dev Sareen , Tsz Yan Wong , Brian S. LeVee
- Applicant: Jennifer Nan , Jesse Clay Satterfield , Patrice L. Miner , Matthew I. Worley , Bret P. Anderson , Robert J. Jarrett , Nils A. Sundelin , Michael A. Seibert , Chaitanya Dev Sareen , Tsz Yan Wong , Brian S. LeVee
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Jim Banowsky; Kate Drakos; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/0486

Abstract:
This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling thumbnail-image selection of applications. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable a user interface having selectable thumbnail images for applications not currently exposed on a display. The techniques and apparatuses may enable selection of this user interface through a simple gesture that is both easy-to-use and remember. Further, selection of applications not currently exposed on the display may be selected through thumbnail images representing each application's application interface as it will appear on selection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130219343A1 THUMBNAIL-IMAGE SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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