User focus controlled directional user input

A display system comprising:

• a see-through, near-eye display device;
• logic in communication with the display device, the logic is configured to:
• present a user interface symbol in the see-through, near-eye display device;
• track eye gaze or head orientation of a user wearing the see-through, near-eye display device;
• display a handle in the see-through, near-eye display device that extends away from the user interface symbol in response to determining that either the eye gaze or the head orientation indicates that the user is looking at the user interface symbol;
• and
• activate a user interface element in response to determining that the eye gaze or head orientation indicates that the user is looking away from the user interface symbol along the handle to meet a selection criterion.

A method of providing a user interface in a see-through, near-eye display device, the method comprising:

• presenting a user interface symbol in the see-through, near-eye display device;
• tracking a head orientation of a user wearing the see-through, near-eye display device;
• displaying a handle in the see-through, near-eye display device that extends away from the user interface symbol in response to determining, based on the head orientation, that the user is looking in the general direction of the user interface symbol;
• and
• spawning a spoke menu in the see-through, near-eye display device in response to determining that the user's head orientation indicates that the user has shifted from looking at the user interface symbol along the handle, the spoke menu includes a plurality of menu items around a central hub, each of the menu items has a spoke between it and the central hub.