Split Mode Command Button
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorMarianne Kodimer
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Abstract
Systems and methods for control of a split mode command button are disclosed. The method includes displaying a button to a user, the button including a primary function area incorporating a primary function available for immediate selection and a secondary function area incorporating a drop-down menu of at least one secondary function. The method further includes accepting a selection of a secondary function and executing the secondary function. The method also includes updating the button such that the secondary function is associated with the primary function area and the primary function is associated with the secondary function area and displaying the updated split mode command button to a user.
Claims20
A method for providing a user interface comprising:
- displaying a button to a user, the button including a primary function area incorporating a primary function available for immediate selection and a secondary function area incorporating a drop-down menu of at least one secondary function;
- accepting a selection of a secondary function;
- executing the secondary function;
- updating the button such that the secondary function is associated with the primary function area and the primary function is associated with the secondary function area;
- and
- displaying the updated split mode command button to a user.
An apparatus, including a processor and associated memory, the apparatus including software that when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
- display a button to a user, the button including a primary function area incorporating a primary function available for immediate selection and a secondary function area incorporating a drop-down menu of at least one secondary function;
- accept a selection of a secondary function;
- execute the secondary function;
- update the button such that the secondary function is associated with the primary function area and the primary function is associated with the secondary function area;
- and
- display the updated split mode command button to a user.
Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:
- display a button to a user, the button including a primary function area incorporating a primary function available for immediate selection and a secondary function area incorporating a drop-down menu of at least one secondary function;
- accept a selection of a secondary function;
- execute the secondary function;
- update the button such that the secondary function is associated with the primary function area and the primary function is associated with the secondary function area;
- and
- display the updated split mode command button to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.