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Patent US8117542 - User interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant, which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to a selected object, and which may be...http://www.google.com/patents/US8117542?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8117542 - User interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are contextually relevant to a selected objectAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8117542 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/955,940Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateSep 30, 2004Priority dateAug 16, 2004Also published asCA2512102A1, EP1628199A2, EP1628199A3, US20060036945Publication number10955940, 955940, US 8117542 B2, US 8117542B2, US-B2-8117542, US8117542 B2, US8117542B2InventorsRoland Radtke, Aaron M. Butcher, Jensen M. Harris, Catherine R. Morrow, Jesse Clay SatterfieldOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (397), Referenced by (8), Classifications (10), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUser interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are contextually relevant to a selected objectUS 8117542 B2Abstract An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant, which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to a selected object, and which may be efficiently switched to a different context for applying a different set of functionalities to a different or neighboring editable object. A context menu of functionalities is displayed adjacent to a selected object where the menu of functionalities includes functionalities associated with editing the selected object. The context menu includes an identification of the object context and a control for selectively changing the context and associated functionalities of the menu to a different object context for displaying a different set of functionalities associated with the different context.
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