Task oriented user interface model for document centric software applications
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1. A system that facilitates utilizing a document centric software application, comprising:
- an interface component that receives an input from a user; and
a task navigation component with a hierarchical based index of tasks that are capable of being accomplished with the document centric software application, wherein the input is utilized to traverse the index and the tasks are executed directly from the index.
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Abstract
The subject invention relates to systems and methods that utilize a task oriented user interface with a document centric software application. The task oriented user interface aims to be more discoverable than conventional interfaces and better at performing unknown tasks without sacrificing the efficiency of performing known tasks. The user interface facilitates searching and/or browsing of tasks that can be carried out via utilizing the document centric software application.
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1. A system that facilitates utilizing a document centric software application, comprising:
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an interface component that receives an input from a user; and
a task navigation component with a hierarchical based index of tasks that are capable of being accomplished with the document centric software application, wherein the input is utilized to traverse the index and the tasks are executed directly from the index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method that facilitates discovering tasks that an application is capable of performing, comprising:
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receiving an input from a user;
navigating a hierarchy of tasks associated with a document centric software application based in part on the user input, wherein the tasks are directly executed from the hierarchy; and
displaying a selectable subset of tasks to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for determining tasks to execute related to a document centric software application, comprising:
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means for generating a hierarchy of tasks capable of being accomplished related to at least one of a document and a document centric software application;
means for navigating the hierarchy of tasks; and
means for directly executing a selected task from the hierarchy of tasks.
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