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Patent US7853877 - Gallery user interface controls - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA computing system for providing a user interface control to modify properties of items within a main application window. The computing system has a main application window, a gallery control window, a control object selection processing module, and a control object focus processing module. The main...http://www.google.com/patents/US7853877?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7853877 - Gallery user interface controlsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7853877 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/982,073Publication dateDec 14, 2010Filing dateNov 5, 2004Priority dateJun 29, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6826729, US20050097465, US20110072396Publication number10982073, 982073, US 7853877 B2, US 7853877B2, US-B2-7853877, US7853877 B2, US7853877B2InventorsRonald Stephen Giesen, Kenneth Coleman, Aaron Weiss, Zeke Koch, Mark Keller, Howard CoopersteinOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (215), Referenced by (4), Classifications (14), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetGallery user interface controls
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