Microsoft Corporation
DYNAMIC AND SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF INTERACTION ZONES BY A COMPUTER PROGRAM BASED ON USER INTERACTION WITH CONTENT FROM OTHER COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Abstract:

Methods are performed by a first computer program that receives information associated with content that is presented within a display area of a second computer program and with which a user has interacted. Display areas of the first and second computer programs are presented concurrently. Executable actions of the first computer program are identified based on the received information associated with the content. Interaction zones, each corresponding to a respective executable action, are presented within the first computer program display area. In response to detecting that the content has been dragged from the second computer program display area and dropped into one of the interaction zones (or that the content is otherwise associated with an interaction zone based on user input), the executable action corresponding to the particular interaction zone is performed with respect to the content. The information associated with the content may comprise a copy of the content.