SELECTING MENU FOR AN OBJECT IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method for operating a pointer in accordance with an operation by a user, the method comprising:
- storing a position of a pointer displayed in a display region of a display device of a computer system as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, where a pointing device operates the pointer;
displaying a first menu including a plurality of items at a position corresponding to the first position;
storing a position of the pointer as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and
displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items.
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Abstract
Provided is a method applied to a computer system including a display device and a pointing device for operating a pointer displayed in a display region of the display device in accordance with an operation by a user. In the method, a position of the pointer is stored as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, a first menu including multiple items is displayed at a position corresponding to the first position, a position of the pointer is stored as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user, and a second menu is displayed, being changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a pointer in accordance with an operation by a user, the method comprising:
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storing a position of a pointer displayed in a display region of a display device of a computer system as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, where a pointing device operates the pointer; displaying a first menu including a plurality of items at a position corresponding to the first position; storing a position of the pointer as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program that is executed in a computer system including a display device and a pointing device for operating a pointer displayed in a display region of the display device in accordance with an operation by a user, the computer program causing the computer system to execute:
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storing a position of the pointer as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user; displaying a first menu including a plurality of items at a position corresponding to the first position; storing a position of the pointer as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items.
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20. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a pointing device for operating a pointer displayed in a display region of the display device in accordance with an operation by a user; a storage unit; and an arithmetic and control unit, wherein; the arithmetic and control unit is configured to cause; the storage device to store a position of the pointer as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user; the display device to display a first menu including a plurality of items at a position corresponding to the first position; the storage device to store a position of the pointer as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and the display device to display a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items.
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