Lisa F Lane

US Patent:

7925994, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Jul 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/176732

Inventors:

Jesper Kenneth Birk Olsen - Redmond WA, US
Lisa M. Lane - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Remond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715841, 715764, 715738, 715810

Abstract:

A task navigator or system generates a navigation interface display. In illustrated embodiments, the navigation interface display includes multiple task segments and a find segment. Tasks are segmented in the navigation interface based upon whether they are primary or secondary tasks.

US Patent:

20070011613, Jan 11, 2007

Filed:

Jul 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/176031

Inventors:

Lisa Lane - Bellevue WA, US
Ana Arellano Lopez - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715709000

Abstract:

An engine automatically generates links to relevant information, and displays those links on a display of an application. The content represented by the links can be filtered based on user-scoped filters, and the particular links displayed can be displayed based on a context within which the user is currently working.

US Patent:

20070089065, Apr 19, 2007

Filed:

Oct 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/252270

Inventors:

Lisa Lane - Bellevue WA, US
Jesper Birk Olsen - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

715764000

Abstract:

A secondary navigation system for navigating through a form allows a user to easily and quickly navigate through a plurality of features supported by the underlying application. The secondary navigation system provides quick access to context sensitive documents, document lists, features and services. An implementation of the secondary navigation system provides an always available secondary navigation menu including a task area and a find area in different sections of a user interface form in a manner so that a user can intuitively navigate through various features and services of an underlying application.