Methods and system of controlling menus with radial and linear portions
US5689667A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04807
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that combines a radial marking menu portion with a linear menu portion in a single menu display. Item selection in the linear portion is performed by location selection using a pointing device. Item selection in the marker portion is determined by the pattern of a stroke made by the pointing device with the system ignoring linear menu items across which the stroke completely passes.
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