Actionable item switcher
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsChristopher Doan, Richard Zarick, Jeremy Monroe Bowen, Richard Fang, Lavanya Vasudevan, Chaitanya Dev Sareen
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Abstract
Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for initiating actions via a switcher view are provided. In embodiments, a control to present in association with a window representation is determined In a switcher view including a variety of window representations, the control is presented in association with the window representation. Upon a user-selection of the control, an action corresponding with the control is initiated while the switcher view is maintained. Such an action can perform functionality in association with the application.
Claims20
One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for initiating actions via a switcher view, the method comprising:
- determining a control to present in association with a window representation that represents a window associated with an application;
- in a switcher view including a plurality of window representations, presenting the control in association with the window representation;
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- in response to a selection of the control, initiating an action corresponding with the control while maintaining the switcher view, wherein the action comprises a functionality performed in association with the window.
A computer system embodied on one or more computer storage-media having computer-executable instructions provided thereon for initiating actions via a switcher view, the system comprising:
- an input component to receive a user input indicating to view an input switcher that presents representations of active windows;
- a processing component to determine one or more controls to present in association with one or more window representations, wherein each of the one or more controls indicate an action to perform in association with the corresponding active window;
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- a presentation component to render the input switcher, the input switcher including the one or more window representations and associated controls that are selectable to initiate the corresponding action.
A computerized method for initiating actions via a switcher view, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection to view a window switcher that enables switching between windows, the window switcher presenting a plurality of window representations, each window representation representing a corresponding window;
- identifying a set of attributes that indicate characteristics of a first window represented by a first window representation;
- using the set of attributes to determine a control to overlay the first window representation;
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- overlaying the control in association with the first window representation in the window switcher, wherein the control, if selected, enables an action to be initiated in association with the first window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.