US 12,001,499 B1
Retrieval and display of content associated with search functionality represented in a taskbar
Katie Elizabeth Goldstein, Hillsborough, CA (US); Katherine Chen Lee, Seattle, WA (US); Ilda Maria Ladeira, Redmond, WA (US); Pavi Bhatter, Fremont, CA (US); Allan Joseph Bonifacio, Toronto (CA); Chelsea Le, Seattle, WA (US); Alexander Leo Campbell, Seattle, WA (US); Bradford Glenn Singley, Renton, WA (US); Zhe Liu, Bellevue, WA (US); Houman Motevaselolhagh, Seattle, WA (US); Arthur Li-Pang Chen, Bellevue, WA (US); and Dena Natalie Saunders, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/088,558.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/9532 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/9538 (2019.01) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/9532 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
a display that is in communication with the processor; and
memory storing an operating system, where the operating system, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform acts comprising:
causing a graphical user interface (GUI) of the operating system to be displayed on the display, where the GUI includes a taskbar, where the taskbar includes a search box, and further where the search box includes:
a text entry field that is configured to receive textual input in response to the text entry field being selected by a user of the computing device; and
a graphical icon;
detecting a selection of the text entry field;
upon detecting the selection of the text entry field, causing a first graphical pane to be presented on the display, where the first graphical pane comprises first content;
detecting a selection of the graphical icon; and
upon detecting the selection of the graphical icon, causing a second graphical pane to be presented on the display, where the second graphical pane comprises second content that is different from the first content.