Just-in-time snap layouts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11868160
APP PUB NO 20230305692A1
SERIAL NO

17804806

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Systems and methods for reconfiguring application windows in a display. An example method includes displaying a first application window and a second application window; receiving a drag input for moving the first application window; based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones; receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts; based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone; receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Bret Seattle, US 19 313
Carson, Stacy Seattle, US 4 1
Disano, Robert Seattle, US 9 296
Feng, Selena Chicago, US 2 0
Hughes, Howard Port Orchard, US 3 0
Papamarcos, Eric Sammamish, US 2 0
Stolovitz, Benjamin B Seattle, US 2 0
Yih, Albert Seattle, US 2 0

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