US 11,687,702 B2
Embedding a representation of an item in a host
Jason F. Moore, Redmond, WA (US); and David Citron, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/95,706.
Application 17/095,706 is a continuation of application No. 15/336,240, filed on Oct. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,852,911.
Application 15/336,240 is a continuation of application No. 11/835,955, filed on Aug. 8, 2007, granted, now 9,536,009, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0064197 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 40/143 (2020.01); G06F 8/34 (2018.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 8/30 (2018.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 8/38 (2018.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06F 40/14 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 40/143 (2020.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 8/30 (2013.01); G06F 8/34 (2013.01); G06F 8/38 (2013.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01); G06F 40/14 (2020.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
displaying, by a device, a plurality of visual characteristics associated with an object to be embedded in a host, wherein the object represents an item;
receiving, at the device, first user input that selects at least one visual characteristic from the plurality of visual characteristics;
displaying, by the device, embedding information configured to embed the object within the host based on the at least one selected visual characteristic;
receiving, at the device, second user input that identifies the host and that instructs the object to be embedded within the host;
embedding, based on the second user input, the object within the host using the embedding information; and
causing the host to be stored with the embedded object.