SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER INTERFACE FOR TEXT AND ITEM SELECTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an input from a pointing device indicating movement right or left;
receiving an input from a pointing device indicating movement upward or downward;
moving a selection set right in response to movement of the pointing device to the right, moving the selection set left in response to movement of the pointing device to the left; and
zooming the selection set outward in response to movement of the pointing device downward, and zooming the selection set inward in response to movement of the pointing device upward.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a user interface for text and item selection is disclosed. As described for various embodiments, a system and process is disclosed for providing an arrangement of selectable items, a mechanism for selection from the arrangement of selectable items, and a mechanism for adjusting the granularity of control of the selector. In one embodiment, the granularity control can be a zooming mechanism to modify the size and/or position of items in a selection set. In another embodiment, the granularity control can be a modification of the motion vector based on a distance from a reference point and the speed or quantity of deflection of a pointing device. Thus, as a selection point approaches the selection set, the motion of the selection point becomes less responsive to movement of the pointing device, so the user has more control over the positioning of the selection point relative to an item in the selection set.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an input from a pointing device indicating movement right or left; receiving an input from a pointing device indicating movement upward or downward; moving a selection set right in response to movement of the pointing device to the right, moving the selection set left in response to movement of the pointing device to the left; and zooming the selection set outward in response to movement of the pointing device downward, and zooming the selection set inward in response to movement of the pointing device upward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a pointing device interface; and a user interface generator being configured to receive an input from a pointing device via the pointing device interface, the input indicating movement right or left;
to receive an input from a pointing device via the pointing device interface, the input indicating movement upward or downward;
to move a selection set to the right in response to movement of the pointing device to the right, to move the selection set to the left in response to movement of the pointing device to the left;
to zoom the selection set outward in response to movement of the pointing device downward, and to zoom the selection set inward in response to movement of the pointing device upward. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive an input from a pointing device indicating movement right or left; receive an input from a pointing device indicating movement upward or downward; move a selection set to the right in response to movement of the pointing device to the right, and move the selection set to the left in response to movement of the pointing device to the left; and zoom the selection set outward in response to movement of the pointing device downward, and zoom the selection set inward in response to movement of the pointing device upward. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method comprising:
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displaying a selection set in a circular orientation, the selection set including a plurality of items; receiving an input from a pointing device indicating movement in a two-dimensional direction; moving an endpoint of a selection pointer relative to the selection set in response to movement of the pointing device in the two-dimensional direction; and enabling selection of an item in the selection set corresponding to the position of the endpoint of the selection pointer relative to the selection set. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a pointing device interface; and a user interface generator being configured to display a selection set in a circular orientation, the selection set including a plurality of items;
to receive an input from a pointing device indicating movement in a two-dimensional direction;
to move an endpoint of a selection pointer relative to the selection set in response to movement of the pointing device in the two-dimensional direction; and
to enable selection of an item in the selection set corresponding to the position of the endpoint of the selection pointer relative to the selection set. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification