Application or Tab Switching via Mouse Hover and Scroll

Many computer users use several applications simultaneously for various tasks. Switching between applications or browser tabs is cumbersome and requires the user to lift their fingers off the keyboard, move the cursor to the target application via a pointing device, and click the pointing device. This disclosure describes techniques that enable a user to rapidly switch between applications or browser tabs using the scroll of a mouse or a trackpad. The user can simply hover the mouse pointer over the system taskbar or browser tab-bar and scroll the mouse or trackpad to switch between apps or tabs

Updating the Taskbar with Contextual Actions Relevant to the Application in Focus

Users perform a variety of actions when interacting with a software application via various user interface (UI) controls provided by the application to perform operations corresponding to the actions. Differences in user interfaces across applications and the requirement to perform complex actions such as multi-click can be confusing and cumbersome. Users benefit from quick and easy access to high-priority contextual actions. This disclosure describes a dynamically updating taskbar provided by a device operating system. With user permission, the taskbar changes dynamically based on the currently active application as the user switches between applications. The taskbar provides quick access to the most important interactive elements within the application in focus (and optionally, the specific task being performed), such as specific buttons or controls. When the user switches to a different application, the interactive elements shown on the taskbar are updated with the appropriate interactive elements corresponding to the new application in focus

Byheart : a personalized heart-health companion

The number of people living with some form of chronic cardiovascular disease is growing worldwide. Studies have shown that people often lack sufficient information about their heart condition. This issue can be addressed by improving heart health literacy and by helping those with a chronic heart disease to understand and manage their condition so that they are empowered to make informed decisions regarding their health. Although many existing online resources provide heart-health-related information, most fall short on providing actionable content—namely, nudges, prompts, reminders, and tracking features—that would help heart patients and their families make that information actionable in ways that would improve health outcomes. Byheart is a personalized heart health web and mobile companion that helps heart patients and their caregivers understand, track, and more effectively manage chronic heart conditions.Desig