Accessing remote screen content

A method for accessing remotely located icons on a display screen, comprising:

• detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture including a location;
• selecting at least one base icon remotely located on the display screen;
• generating a target icon for each selected base icon;
• and
• displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture's location simultaneously with the selected at least one base icon until an action dismissing the target icons is detected.

A computer system for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display device, the system comprising:

• a display device capable of displaying a plurality of icons;
• a user input device for interfacing with and interacting with the user;
• and
• a computing device, communicatively coupled to the display device and to the user input device, and configured to:
• output a plurality of icons for display on the display device;
• detect an activation gesture including a location;
• and
• upon detecting the activation gesture:
• select at least one base icon on the display screen located at a distance greater than a predetermined distance from the activation gesture's location;
• generate a target icon for each selected base icon;
• and
• output the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture's location to the display device until an action dismissing the target icons is detected.