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SUPPORTING DISPLAY OF CONTEXT MENUS IN BOTH CASCADED AND OVERLAPPING STYLES

  • US 20130174041A1
  • Filed: 01/04/2012
  • Published: 07/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing system comprising:

  • a server system operable to send a context menu associated with a same graphical element, said context menu containing a first sub-menu and a second sub-menu, wherein said second sub-menu is represented as a child of a parent menu item contained in said first sub-menu;

    a first client system to receive said context menu associated with said same graphical element, and display said first sub-menu and said second menu in a overlapping style on a first display unit associated with said first client system; and

    a second client system to also receive said context menu associated with said same graphical element, and then display said first sub-menu and said second sub-menu in a cascaded style on a second display unit associated with said second client system,wherein said second sub-menu is displayed upon selection of said parent menu item in each of said first client system and said second client system.

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