US 12,216,885 B2
Dynamically configured quick actions in a sidebar
Taylor Alexis Guerra, Seattle, WA (US); Lia Johansen, Kirkland, WA (US); Kyle Matthew Miller, Lynnwood, WA (US); Jianjun Yan, Beijing (CN); Yu He, Beijing (CN); and Yang Huangfu, Jingsu (CN)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/356,795.
Claims priority of application No. 202310799526.X (CN), filed on Jun. 30, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0004609 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computing system for generating dynamic quick actions for an application, the computing system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to:
display an icon for a web-based application in a sidebar of a web browser;
detect a hover event in association with the icon;
in response to detecting the hover event:
obtain a quick-actions manifest for the application, the quick-actions manifest comprising configuration information indicating a plurality of executable actions for performing a plurality of functions of the web-based application, and
display a plurality of user interface elements representative of the plurality of executable actions in a quick-actions card near the icon;
receive a selection of a first user interface element of the plurality of user interface elements; and
execute a first executable action of the plurality of executable actions.