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invisible controls

A technology for computing equipment and operating modes, applied in computer parts, instruments, computing, etc., to solve the problems of having to open a web browser and input, time-consuming, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-05-15
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Alternatively, if a user is using a movie rental application and desires to perform a movie-related search, the user may have to open a web browser and enter a search query
These scenarios are time consuming and may require the user to go back and forth between multiple web browsers and / or applications to find information about the movie

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[0018] As mentioned above, developers of mobile applications are often forced to struggle between providing useful controls (e.g., navigation controls such as a back button, dedicated controls such as a search button, etc.) There is a tradeoff between providing more space. On the one hand, providing more controls facilitates better functionality (eg, navigating and manipulating content displayed on the mobile device). On the other hand, the more controls available in a mobile app, the less space is available for presenting content. Furthermore, including multiple different controls can clutter the user interface, making interaction with the user interface confusing and complicated for the user.

[0019] For example, a user may use his / her mobile device's application, such as a web browser, to view visual content (eg, information about a movie in a movie review website). When viewing visual content, a user may want to obtain additional information (eg, loca...

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The invisible controls can be implemented on the client device or in an application of the client device. A user can activate an invisible control by applying a gesture on a predetermined area of ​​the client device or application. In response to receiving a user gesture, a predetermined action associated with the invisible control may be activated. The predetermined action may be applied to some or all of the application or content associated with the application. An application programming interface may also be provided to allow a user, application vendor, or content provider to customize the invisible control or the mode of operation associated with activation of the invisible control.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods of changing the operating mode of a client device and associated computing devices. Background technique [0002] Mobile devices have many uses, from consuming content (eg, text and video content) to performing various tasks (eg, performing searches, composing emails, etc.). However, the small form factor of most mobile devices provides limited screen manipulable area for displaying content. In the case of touchscreen devices, the screen manipulable area is even more limited because the content must share the screen with the controls used to interact with the content. For example, to facilitate navigation and use of mobile applications, mobile applications typically include controls such as buttons and menus that allow users to navigate and manipulate content displayed in the mobile application. However, these controls take up space that could otherwise be used to display the content of the mobile application....

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0488G06F17/30
CPCG06F3/04883G06F16/9577G06F3/0485H04M2250/22G06F2203/04808G06F3/0488G06F3/03547G06V40/20G06F3/017G06F3/04842G06F3/0487
Inventor X·黄陈正张智敏孙建涛白鹏倪晓川M·艾斯普斯托
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC