Selecting Menu Items
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1. A method of performing a function in a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
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a) in the GUI, displaying a menu comprising a set of selectable menu items;
b) detecting that a cursor is in place over a particular menu item for a predetermined duration; and
c) when the cursor is in place over the particular menu item for the predetermined duration, performing a function associated with the menu item.
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Abstract
A method of performing a function in a graphical user interface is disclosed. The method, in the graphical user interface, displays a menu with a set of selectable menu items. The method detects that a cursor is in place over a particular menu item for a predetermined duration. When the cursor is in place over the particular menu item for the predetermined duration, the method performs a function associated with the menu item.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of performing a function in a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
), the method comprising;a) in the GUI, displaying a menu comprising a set of selectable menu items; b) detecting that a cursor is in place over a particular menu item for a predetermined duration; and c) when the cursor is in place over the particular menu item for the predetermined duration, performing a function associated with the menu item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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a) defining a menu comprising a set of selectable menu items in a graphical user interface (GUI); b) defining a set of modules for (i) identifying that a cursor is in place over a particular menu item for a predetermined duration, and (ii) performing a function associated with the particular menu item when the cursor is in place over the particular menu item for the predetermined duration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program which when executed by at least one processor selects a function in a graphical user interface (GUI), the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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a) displaying a menu in the GUI, the menu comprising a set of selectable menu items; b) detecting that the cursor is in place over the menu item for a predetermined duration; and c) when the cursor is in place over the menu item for the predetermined duration, performing a function associated with the menu item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of activating a menu item, the method comprising:
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a) displaying a radial menu comprising a set of selectable menu items; b) based on a first detected input, selecting a first menu item from the set of selectable menu items; c) based on a second detected input, selecting a second menu item such that the first menu item is no longer selected; and d) receiving a third input to activate the second menu item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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a) defining a radial menu comprising a set of selectable menu items; and b) defining at least one module for (i) selecting a first menu item based on a first input, (ii) selecting a second menu item based on a second input such that the first menu item is no longer selected, and (iii) activating the second menu item based on a third input. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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