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US 2014/0157205 A1Published application
Expandable user interface menu
AssigneeAdobe Systems Incorporated
InventorPeter J. Baird
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Abstract
Expandable user interface menu techniques are described, including displaying a menu having a menu item, receiving an input indicating selection of the menu item, and expanding the menu, based on one or more parameters associated with the menu item, to present a structure configured to receive another input associated with the menu item, the menu item remaining displayed while the menu is expanded.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- displaying a menu comprising a menu item;
- receiving a first input indicating selection of the menu item;
- and
- expanding the menu, based on one or more parameters associated with the menu item, to present a structure configured to receive a second input associated with the menu item, wherein the menu item remains displayed while the menu is expanded,
- wherein an action or function for the menu item is not performed until a third input is received via the structure to apply the second input.
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A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium and comprising computer instructions that, when executed:
- display a dropdown menu comprising a plurality of menu items;
- receive a first input indicating a selected one of the plurality of menu items;
- and
- in response to receiving the first input, expanding the dropdown menu to present an expanded dropdown menu configured to receive a second input associated with the selected menu item,
- wherein functionality associated with the selected menu item is not performed until a third input is received via the expanded dropdown menu to apply the second input.
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A system comprising:
- a memory configured to store data associated with a menu that includes a menu item;
- and
- a touchscreen device configured to:
- display the menu and the menu item,
- receive a first input indicating selection of the menu item, and
- display an expanded menu based on one or more parameters associated with the menu item;
- wherein the expanded menu includes a structure configured to receive a second input associated with the menu item;
- wherein the menu item remains displayed while the menu is expanded;
- and
- wherein functionality associated with the menu item is not performed until a third input is received via the structure, the third input causing the second input to be applied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.