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Methods and system of controlling menus with radial and linear portions
Assignee: Alias Systems Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-11-18
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A system that combines a radial marking menu portion with a linear menu portion in a single menu display. Item selection in the linear portion is performed by location selection using a pointing device. Item selection in the marker portion is determined by the pattern of a stroke made by the pointing device with the system ignoring linear menu items across which the stroke completely passes.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon P. Kurtenbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04883; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F2203/00; G06F2203/048; G06F2203/04807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A display process, comprising: displaying a menu comprising a radial marking menu portion and a linear location menu portion; determining whether a stroke by a pointing device has an end point in a linear location selection region indicating selection of a linear location menu item corresponding to the linear selection location region; and determining a corresponding pattern selection region when a stroke direction is not in the linear location selection region and indicating selection of a radial marking menu item associated with a pattern selection region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A display process, comprising: displaying a menu comprising a radial marking menu portion and a linear location menu portion; determining whether a stroke by a pointing device has an end point in a linear location selection region indicating selection of a linear location menu item corresponding to the linear selection location region; and determining a corresponding pattern selection region when a stroke direction is not in the linear location selection region and indicating selection of a radial marking menu item associated with a pattern selection region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as recited in claim 1, wherein the menu includes at least one selectable linear location menu item.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
A display process, comprising: determining whether a menu is being displayed; determining a menu selection responsive to a stroke direction if the menu is not being displayed; determining whether the stroke has an end point in a menu item label when the menu is displayed indicating selection of a menu item corresponding to the menu item label; determining a corresponding pattern selection region when the stroke end point is not in the menu item label and when the menu is displayed, and indicating selection of a radial marking menu item corresponding to the pattern selection region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A display process, comprising: determining whether a menu is being displayed; determining a menu selection responsive to a stroke direction if the menu is not being displayed; determining whether the stroke has an end point in a menu item label when the menu is displayed indicating selection of a menu item corresponding to the menu item label; determining a corresponding pattern selection region when the stroke end point is not in the menu item label and when the menu is displayed, and indicating selection of a radial marking menu item corresponding to the pattern selection region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
A menu selection system, comprising: a display; a pointing device for making a stroke with an end point; and a computer connected to said display and said pointing device, determining a radial or linear menu type responsive to whether a menu is displayed on said display, determining a radial menu item selection based on stroke direction when a menu is not displayed, determining a radial menu item selection when a menu is selected and the end point does not reside in a linear menu label and making a linear menu item selection when the end point resides in a linear menu label.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A menu selection system, comprising: a display; a pointing device for making a stroke with an end point; and a computer connected to said display and said pointing device, determining a radial or linear menu type responsive to whether a menu is displayed on said display, determining a radial menu item selection based on stroke direction when a menu is not displayed, determining a radial menu item selection when a menu is selected and the end point does not reside in a linear menu label and making a linear menu item selection when the end point resides in a linear menu label.
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