User specification of pull down menu alignment
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1. A menu display system including processor and for user specification of pull down menu alignment comprising:
- a display device;
pointing means for inputting points on the screen of the display device;
calibrating means for fitting the points input by the pointing means to an arc;
means for displaying a set of menu items on the display device in a vertical direction; and
means, responsive to selecting one of the set of menu items, for displaying a pull down menu of the selected menu item aligned along the arc extending generally from the selected menu item.
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Abstract
A vertically extending menu bar is displayed at the right or left end of a screen, and a pull-down menu is further displayed which downwardly extends in an arc from a selected item of the menu bar to the center. The invention facilitates the use of a computer I/O device in which a liquid crystal display device and a touch sensor are integrated. The character string display of each menu bar item is inclined and space is omitted. The locus along which the pull-down menu extends can be calibrated to the user.
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27 Claims
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1. A menu display system including processor and for user specification of pull down menu alignment comprising:
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a display device; pointing means for inputting points on the screen of the display device; calibrating means for fitting the points input by the pointing means to an arc; means for displaying a set of menu items on the display device in a vertical direction; and means, responsive to selecting one of the set of menu items, for displaying a pull down menu of the selected menu item aligned along the arc extending generally from the selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A menu display system for user specification of pull down menu alignment comprising:
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means for displaying a set of menu items on a display screen in a vertical direction means for sensing a plurality of points input by a pointing device along a diagonal direction; and means, responsive to selecting one of the set of menu items, for displaying a pull down menu extending from the selected menu item aligned diagonally according to inputted points. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for displaying a menu and pull down menu aligned according to user specification, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a set of points on a display screen; fitting the inputted points to an arc; displaying a set of menu items on a display screen in a vertical direction; and responsive to selecting one of the menu items, displaying a pull down menu aligned along the arc extending generally from the selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying a menu and pull down menu aligned according to a set specification, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a set of menu items on a display screen in a vertical direction fitting a plurality of points input by a pointing device to an arc; and responsive selecting one of the menu items, displaying a pull down menu aligned along the arc projecting diagonally from the selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A storage device for displaying a menu and pull down menu aligned according to user specification on the display of a data processing system including a processor and a pointing device, the storage device comprising:
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calibrating means for fitting points input by a pointing means to an arc; means for displaying a set of menu items of a system display in a vertical direction; and means, responsive to selecting one of the menu items, for displaying a pull down menu aligned along the arc extending generally from the selected menu item; the means activated when the storage device is connected to and accessed by the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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