An improved user interface for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are contextually relevant to a selected object
CA 2512102 C · Owner: Butcher, Aaron M. · Inventors: Harris, Jensen M.; Butcher, Aaron M.; Morrow, Catherine R.
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An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to a selected object and which may be efficiently switched to a different context for applying a different set of functionalities to a different or neighboring editable object. A context menu of functionalities is displayed adjacent to a selected object where the menu of functionalities includes functionalities associated with editing the selected object. The context menu includes an identification of the object context and a control …
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- Filed July 13, 2005 and granted October 6, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 13, 2025.
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