US Patent 10444970 Contextual state-based user interface format adaptation

A user interface control format of one or more user interface controls of a user interface area can be adapted to fit a current contextual user interface activity state in a computer system. The adapting of the format can produce a user interface adaptation instruction that indicates the adapted format. The adapting of the format can use data representing the current contextual user interface activity state in the computer system. Also, the current contextual user interface activity state can be a state other than a state of a displaying computer application. The user interface adaptation instruction can be used in generating the user interface area with the adapted format indicated in the user interface adaptation instruction. The user interface area can be presented with the adapted format on the computer display for the displaying computer application in the computer system.