Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions
US8352881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/35
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions. Upon initiation of a predetermined user action, such as a right-click operation, a primary menu is displayed and a second radial menu is displayed proximate the primary menu with the cursor position at a predetermined location for minimizing cursor manipulation for selecting a menu item from the second radial menu.
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