System and method for disambiguating item selection
US8812995B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04806
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software module provides multiple individually selectable items via a user interface. The software module detects a contact with an area on the user interface that includes several of the individually selectable items in a first relative arrangement. The software module determines that the contact corresponds to an attempted selection of a single item. The software module provides a disambiguation menu for selecting the single item from among the several individually selectable items within the area, and arranges the several individually selectable items in the disambiguation menu according to a second relative arrangement different from the first relative arrangement.
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