Contextual task or action menu or shortcuts

Abstract

In one example, a device includes one or more processors, a presence-sensitive display, and a storage device that stores one or more modules. The modules are executable to, responsive to receiving an indication of a first user input: output, for display, a graphical element including at least one task shortcut from a plurality of task shortcuts for an application, receive an indication of a second user input that selects a particular task shortcut included in the graphical element, and, responsive to receiving the indication of the second user input, output, for display, a shortcut icon for the particular task shortcut within the graphical user interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 a. outputting, by a mobile computing device and for display at a presence-sensitive display, a graphical user interface including at least an icon associated with an application executable by the mobile computing device;   b. receiving, by the mobile computing device and from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a first user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon;   c. responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input, outputting, by the mobile computing device and for display at the presence-sensitive screen, the task shortcut menu including the at least one task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application; and   d. receiving, by the mobile computing device and from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input that selects a particular task shortcut from the at least one task shortcut included in the task shortcut menu, wherein the second user input is initiated at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with a portion of the task shortcut menu associated with the particular task shortcut.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: determining the plurality of contextual task shortcuts for the application. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts includes the respective action of the application, a target entity of the action, and information associated with the action and the target entity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an icon associated with a different application executable by the mobile computing device, wherein the plurality of tasks shortcuts is a first plurality of task shortcuts, and wherein the task shortcut menu is a first task shortcut menu, the method further comprising:
 a. receiving, by the mobile computing device and from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a third user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon associated with the different application; and   b. responsive to receiving the indication of the third user input, outputting, by the mobile computing device and for display at the presence-sensitive display, a second task shortcut menu including at least one task shortcut from a second plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the second plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application, and wherein the first plurality of shortcuts includes at least one task shortcut not included in the second plurality of task shortcuts.   
     
     
         5 . A computing device comprising:
 one or more processors;   a presence-sensitive display; and   a storage device that stores one or more modules executable by the one or more processors to:   output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical user interface including at least an icon associated with an application executable by the computing device;   receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a first user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon;   responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input: output, for display at the presence-sensitive screen, the task shortcut menu including the at least one task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application; and   receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input that selects a particular task shortcut from the at least one task shortcut included in the task shortcut menu, wherein the second user input is initiated at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with a portion of the task shortcut menu associated with the particular task shortcut.   
     
     
         6 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to: determine, based on the context, the plurality of task shortcuts for the application. 
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein at least one task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts includes the respective action of the application, a target entity of the action, and information associated with the action and the target entity. 
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the graphical user interface includes an icon associated with a different application executable by the computing device,   the plurality of tasks shortcuts is a first plurality of task shortcuts,   the task shortcut menu is a first task shortcut menu, and   the one or more modules are further executable by the one or more processors to:
 receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a third user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon associated with the different application element; and 
 responsive to receiving the indication of the third user input, output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a second task shortcut menu including at least one task shortcut from a second plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the second plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application, and wherein the first plurality of shortcuts includes at least one task shortcut not included in the second plurality of task shortcuts. 
   
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a computing device to:
 a. output, for display at a presence-sensitive display, a graphical user interface including at least an icon associated with an application executable by the computing device;   b. receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a first user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon;   c. responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input: output, for display at the presence-sensitive screen, the task shortcut menu including the at least one task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application; and   d. receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input that selects a particular task shortcut from the at least one task shortcut included in the task shortcut menu, wherein the second user input is initiated at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with a portion of the task shortcut menu associated with the particular task shortcut.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: determine, based on the context, the plurality of task shortcuts for the application. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein: the graphical user interface includes an icon associated with a different application executable by the computing device,
 the plurality of tasks shortcuts is a first plurality of task shortcuts,   the task shortcut menu is a first task shortcut menu, and   the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
 receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a third user input detected by the presence-sensitive display at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with the icon associated with the different application; and 
   responsive to receiving the indication of the third user input, output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a second task shortcut menu including at least one task shortcut from a second plurality of task shortcuts for the application, wherein each task shortcut from the second plurality of task shortcuts is associated with a respective action of the application, and wherein the first plurality of shortcuts includes at least one task shortcut not included in the second plurality of task shortcuts.