User specification of pull down menu alignment
US5559944A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0482
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vertically extending menu bar is displayed at the right or left end of a screen, and a pull-down menu is further displayed which downwardly extends in an arc from a selected item of the menu bar to the center. The invention facilitates the use of a computer I/O device in which a liquid crystal display device and a touch sensor are integrated. The character string display of each menu bar item is inclined and space is omitted. The locus along which the pull-down menu extends can be calibrated to the user.
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