US Patent Application 17829151. RENDERING GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS ON AN INTERFACE simplified abstract

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RENDERING GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS ON AN INTERFACE

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:Iris Mano Oliver of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Vu N. Le of Redmond WA (US)]]

[[Category:Aniket Ashok Patankar of Redmond WA (US)]]

[[Category:Jeffrey Matthew Smith of Monroe WA (US)]]

[[Category:Sandra Jelacic of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Christoffer Peter Hart Hansen of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Nicholas Sehy of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Hanna Mclaughlin of Redmond WA (US)]]

[[Category:Takanobu Murayama of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Category:Byoung Hoon Shin of Kawasaki (JP)]]

[[Category:Yusuke Bou of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Category:Brian David Cross of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Andrew Zhygmanovsky of Tokyo (JP)]]

[[Category:Kirsten Rue of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Pawel Rusin of Toyko (JP)]]

[[Category:Abigail Steinem of Seattle WA (US)]]

RENDERING GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS ON AN INTERFACE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17829151 titled 'RENDERING GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS ON AN INTERFACE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for rendering graphic elements on a user interface.

  • The user interface initially includes content presented on different layers.
  • When a user inputs a command, the user interface enters an edit view.
  • In the edit view, a menu with selectable graphic elements is presented.
  • The user can select a graphic element from the menu.
  • After making changes, the user can exit the edit view and see an updated version of the original view.
  • The updated view includes the original content and the selected graphic element presented on a specific layer.


Original Abstract Submitted

Graphic elements may be rendered on an interface. An original view of a user interface is presented on at least one display. The user interface initially includes content presented on one or more of a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. In response to receiving a first input, the user interface in presented in an edit view that includes presenting a menu that includes a plurality of selectable graphic elements. A second input is received that selects a graphic element of the plurality of selectable graphic elements, and third input is received to exit the edit view and present an updated version of the original view. The updated view includes the content presented on the one or more of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer and the selected graphic element presented on the second layer.