Area selectable menus
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising one or more processors configured with executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- displaying, via a touch sensitive display of the computing device, a radially configured user interface comprising at least a first selection area and a second selection area;
monitoring, at the computing device, a first frequency of personal use of the first selection area and a second frequency of personal use of the second selection area, the first frequency of personal use and the second frequency of personal use being based on menu selections provided by a user of the computing device via touch input;
storing the first frequency of personal use and the second frequency of personal use;
determining that the first frequency of personal use is greater than the second frequency of personal use;
increasing a size of the first selection area based in part on the first frequency of personal use being greater than the second frequency of personal use, wherein the increasing adds selection space for the user to select the first selection area; and
decreasing a size of the second selection area based in part on the first frequency of personal use being greater than the second frequency of personal use, wherein the decreasing removes selection space for the user to select the second selection area.
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Abstract
System and method of adjusting selection areas of menu options in a menu utilize the frequency of selection of each of the menu options to adjust the size of various selection areas over time. The sizes of menu options or selection areas with relatively high frequency of use may increase, while the sizes of the selection areas of the remaining menu options may decrease. In addition, the size of the menu options may be further adjusted to return to the original arrangement, e.g., in which the size of each of the selection areas is equal or occupies some predetermined area. The user may hold an electronic pen over the menu or select an icon from the menu to resize the selection areas to return to the original arrangement.
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17 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising one or more processors configured with executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
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displaying, via a touch sensitive display of the computing device, a radially configured user interface comprising at least a first selection area and a second selection area; monitoring, at the computing device, a first frequency of personal use of the first selection area and a second frequency of personal use of the second selection area, the first frequency of personal use and the second frequency of personal use being based on menu selections provided by a user of the computing device via touch input; storing the first frequency of personal use and the second frequency of personal use; determining that the first frequency of personal use is greater than the second frequency of personal use; increasing a size of the first selection area based in part on the first frequency of personal use being greater than the second frequency of personal use, wherein the increasing adds selection space for the user to select the first selection area; and decreasing a size of the second selection area based in part on the first frequency of personal use being greater than the second frequency of personal use, wherein the decreasing removes selection space for the user to select the second selection area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process comprising:
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displaying, via a touch screen of a computing device, a user interface comprising at least a first selection area having a first size and a second selection area having a second size; monitoring, at the computing device, a first frequency of user selections of the first selection area and a second frequency of user selections of the second selection area; storing the first frequency of user selections of the first selection area and the second frequency of user selections of the second selection area; determining that the first frequency of user selections of the first selection area is greater than the second frequency of user selections of the second selection area; and increasing the first size of the first selection area within the user interface and decreasing the second size of the second selection area within the user interface based, at least in part, on the first frequency of user selections of the first selection area being greater than the second frequency of user selections of the second selection area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform operations comprising:
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displaying, at a computing device, a user interface comprising at least a first selection area having a first size and a second selection area having a second size; monitoring, at the computing device, use of the first selection area and use of the second selection area, the use of the first selection area and the use of the second selection area being personal to a user associated with the computing device; determining that a first frequency of use of the first selection area is greater than a second frequency of use of the second selection area; and adjusting the first size to a third size and the second size to a fourth size based, at least in part, on the first frequency of use of the first selection area being greater than the second frequency of use of the second selection area, wherein adjusting the first size to the third size and the second size to the fourth size comprises; increasing coverage of the first selection area within the user interface while maintaining a total size of the user interface; and decreasing coverage of the second selection area within the user interface while maintaining the total size of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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