Patent ID: 11972102
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform acts comprising:
displaying a first user interface (UI) configured with a first plurality of controls in a first layout, the first plurality of controls including a particular first control configured for use with a first application, the particular first control being provided at a particular location in the first UI;
providing a second UI configured with a second plurality of controls in a second layout, wherein the second plurality of controls includes a particular second control configured for use with a second application, the particular second control being provided at the particular location in the second UI; and
in response to a customization input received while the first UI is displayed without the second UI:
performing a first instance of a particular layout modification to the first layout to obtain a customized first layout of the first UI; and
automatically performing a second instance of the particular layout modification to the second layout to obtain a customized second layout of the second UI,

wherein the first instance of the particular layout modification involves performing a particular movement of the particular first control relative to other controls in the first layout in response to the customization input, and the second instance of the particular layout modification involves automatically performing the particular movement of the particular second control relative to other controls in the second layout in the absence of explicit customization input directed to the particular second control.