Selection of Remote Objects

A method for selecting objects displayed on a remote display, comprising:

• at a user electronic device having one or more processors, at least one memory, user display, and at least one user input device providing user input coordinates and events:
• displaying a video stream of the remote display in a remote display window on the user display;
• detecting a user interface input coordinate and if the user input coordinate is located in the remote display window, displaying a user selection affordance comprising a focus area overlaid over the video stream;
• obtaining a position of the focus area in relation to the video stream area;
• displaying in the focus area a virtual rendering of the remote display corresponding to the area under the focus area;
• receiving a user selection event from the user input device;
• determining the current location of the focus area in relation to the video stream;
• and
• if an object is located at the current location of the focus area, selecting the object displayed at the current location of the video stream.