Patents Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLGOY LICENSING, LLC
  • Radial menus with bezel gestures
    Patent number: 9367205
    Abstract: Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLGOY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hinckley, Koji Yatani