Robert P Stout

US Patent:

20170277378, Sep 28, 2017

Filed:

Jul 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/222895

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Robert Earl Stout - Bellevue WA, US
Jennifer Michelstein Halberstam - Kirkland WA, US
Erez Kikin-Gil - Bellevue WA, US
David Benjamin Lee - Sammamish WA, US
Dimitrije Dimic - Nis, RS
Dragan Slaveski - Belgrade, RS

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0485
G06F 3/0481
G06F 17/21

Abstract:

Improved computer efficiency for document navigation is provided. A transparent overlay is automatically applied to an interactive content element to prevent inadvertent interaction with the element during scrolling operations. In some examples, upon determining a user's intent is to navigate a parent document comprising an embedded interactive element, the overlay is applied, and user-interaction with the interactive element is temporarily disabled. Upon determining the user's intent is to interact with the interactive element, the overlay is removed, and user-interaction with the interactive element is enabled. When the overlay is removed, a contextual hint, such as via a user interface control, can be provided to indicate how to continue navigating the parent document. In other examples, the transparent overlay is customized according to each interactive content element, wherein user controls associated with the interactive element are exposed, and wherein the overlay is perpetually applied to the interactive element.