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Display and control of menus with radial and linear portions
Assignee: Alias Systems Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-01
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Granted: 1999-07-20
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Expires: 2017-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A menu may be displayed combining a radial marking menu portion and a linear menu portion. 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 stoke completely passes. Linear menu items may be non-hierarchically related to the radial items. Linear and radial portions may be simultaneously produced on a display based on a single input event.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon P. Kurtenbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:36
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: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A display, comprising: a radial menu displaying radial menu items from which a selection can be made; and a linear menu simultaneously displayed with said radial menu having menu items non-hierarchically related to the radial menu items, and said radial and linear menus being simultaneously produced and displayed based on a single input event.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A display, comprising: a radial menu displaying radial menu items from which a selection can be made; and a linear menu simultaneously displayed with said radial menu having menu items non-hierarchically related to the radial menu items, and said radial and linear menus being simultaneously produced and displayed based on a single input event.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
A display, comprising: a radial menu having plural radial menu items from which a selection can be made; and a linear menu simultaneously displayed with said radial menu, having linear menu items non-hierarchically associated with said radial menu items where a number of linear menu items corresponding to the radial menu items is at least one and less than a total number of the radial menu items, and said radial and linear menus being simultaneously produced and displayed based on a single input event.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A display, comprising: a radial menu having plural radial menu items from which a selection can be made; and a linear menu simultaneously displayed with said radial menu, having linear menu items non-hierarchically associated with said radial menu items where a number of linear menu items corresponding to the radial menu items is at least one and less than a total number of the radial menu items, and said radial and linear menus being simultaneously produced and displayed based on a single input event.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-07-19 | 2003-01-18 | 2003-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-07-19 | 2007-01-18 | 2007-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-07-19 | 2011-01-18 | 2011-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |