System and method for adaptive control and annotation interface

A computer-implemented method for modifying a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

• identifying, by a computer, a data input field based on a location of a cursor on the graphical user interface;
• determining, by the computer, one or more user options associated with the identified data input field based on contextual information of the location of the cursor and the graphical user interface;
• displaying, by the computer, a context-sensitive menu comprising the one or more user options positioned circumferentially around a point of origin located proximate to the cursor, the one or more user options being based on contextual information relevant to the identified data input field, the context-sensitive menu being rendered to encircle the identified data input field in a manner permitting contents of the identified data input field to be viewable with the graphical user interface;
• receiving, at the computer, parametric data comprising vector data indicative of a displacement angle and displacement distance of the cursor with respect to a location of the cursor when the menu is displayed;
• determining, by the computer, whether one of the user options contained in one of the menu fields was selected by a user, the determination based on the vector data;
• and
• based on determining that one of the user options contained in one of the menu fields was selected by the user, executing, by the computer, the selected user option to modify, by the computer, the identified data input field encircled by the context-sensitive menu in accordance with the displayed user option selected by the user.

A system comprising:

• a computer configured to execute one or more graphical user interfaces corresponding to one or more records of data input fields and one or more records of user options in a data store, wherein executing the one or more graphical user interfaces comprises:
• identifying, by the computer, one of the data input fields based on coordinates of pixels associated with a location of a cursor,
• determining, by the computer, the one or more user options associated with the identified data input field,
• executing, by the computer, one of the graphical user interfaces to display a context-sensitive menu comprising the one or more user options associated with and relevant to the identified data input field, wherein the one or more user options are displayed circumferentially around a point of origin located proximate to the cursor and the context-sensitive menu being rendered to encircle the identified data input field in a manner permitting contents of the identified data input field to be viewable with the graphical user interface;
• receiving, by the computer, vector data indicative of a displacement angle and displacement distance of the cursor with respect to the point of origin;
• determining, by the computer, whether one of the displayed user options was selected by a user, the determination based on the vector data;
• and
• based on determining that one of the displayed user options was selected by the user, executing, by the computer, the selected user option to modify the identified data input field encircled by the context-sensitive menu in accordance with the displayed user option selected by the user.