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US 2006/0218503 A1Published application
Operating system program launch menu search
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid Matthews, Charles Stabb, Matthew Lerner
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid Matthews, Charles Stabb, Matthew Lerner
Estimating the term…
An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.
A method for locating selectable items stored on a computer system, the method comprising:
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One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions for performing a method for locating selectable items stored on a computer system, said method comprising steps of:
One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer to provide a graphical user interface comprising:
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