Steven J Mcgrath

US Patent:

20080001924, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Jun 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/478471

Inventors:

August de los Reyes - Bellevue WA, US
Paul E. Henderson - Bellevue WA, US
Steven McGrath - San Jose CA, US
Adrian M. Chandley - Sammamish WA, US
Allen Sayegh - Boston MA, US
Edith Ackermann - Cambridge WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173

Abstract:

Detailed herein is a technology which, among other things, provides a touch screen interface for computer system which allows intuitive switching between several applications. In one approach to this technology, a touch screen display is used to display an interface for an application. A touch sensitive border region is defined at the edge of this display, and is associated with another application. Receiving input at the touch sensitive border region causes the touch screen display to display the interface for the second application.