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• US 20140164955A1
• Filed: 02/08/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: THIRUVIDAM, Eniyan, GEMMA, Burman, NINOJ, Antony
• Granted Patent: US 9,189,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Provided is a method of displaying a context menu. A triggering event related to selection of an object on a computing device is recognized. A direction observed during the selection of the object is recognized. A context menu based on the direction observed during the selection of the object is displayed.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a context menu, comprising:

recognizing a triggering event related to selection of an object on a computing device;

recognizing a direction observed during the selection of the object; and

displaying the context menu based on the direction observed during the selection of the object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein contents of the context menu depend on the direction observed during the selection of the object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is obtained from one or a combination of a pointing device input, a keyboard input, a gesture input, a touch input and a voice input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the direction observed during the selection of the object is one of left, right, up, down, or any combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering event is a press-hold-drag input from one or a combination of a mouse device, a keyboard, a touchpad and a touch screen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the context menu is an element of a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the context menu is a grid.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the context menu includes a submenu or a plurality of submenus.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the context menu provides an option for collaboration on the object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the option includes one of sending an email, sending an invite, assignment of a task related to the object and assignment of a workflow.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is one of a text, a picture and a diagram.

12. A computer system, comprising:

an input device to receive a triggering event related to selection of an object;

a processor to;

recognize the triggering event;

recognize a direction observed during the selection of the object; and

a display device to display a context menu based on the direction observed during the selection of the object

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the object is present on the computer system or a remote computer server coupled to the computer system.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein contents of the context menu are configurable by a user.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein contents of the context menu depend on the direction observed during the selection of the object.