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Concentric curvilinear menus for a graphical user interface

  • US 7,036,091 B1
  • Filed: 03/06/2002
  • Issued: 04/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for obtaining user input in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

  • displaying at least a portion of a first curvilinear menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first curvilinear menu;

    rotating the first curvilinear menu about an axis to radially align an option from the first set with a fixed selection indicator;

    in response to a selection of the radially-aligned option from the first set, displaying at least a portion of a second curvilinear menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second curvilinear menu, wherein the second curvilinear menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first curvilinear menu; and

    rotating the second curvilinear menu about the axis to radially align a user-selected option from the second set with the fixed selection indicator, wherein the user-selected options from the first and second sets always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second curvilinear menus.

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