Concentric polygonal menus for a graphical user interface
AssigneeDigeo, Inc.
InventorLoc V. Nguyen
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Abstract
A user interface includes a first menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first menu. In response to a selection of an option from the first menu, a second menu is displayed. The second menu may be concentrically-disposed relative to the first menu. The second menu includes a second set of circumferentially-disposed, selectable options, which may or may not be hierarchically related to the first set of selectable options.
Claims43
A method for obtaining user input in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of a first polygonal menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first polygonal menu;
- receiving a user selection of an option from the first set of selectable options;
- displaying at least a portion of a second polygonal menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first polygonal menu;
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- receiving a user selection of an option from the second set of selectable options, wherein the user-selected options from the first and second sets always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second polygonal menus.
A user interface comprising:
- a first polygonal menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first polygonal menu;
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- a second polygonal menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is displayed in response to a user selection of an option from the first set, and wherein the user-selected option from the first set and a user-selected option from the second set always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second polygonal menus.
A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including code for causing a computer to perform a method for obtaining user input in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of a first polygonal menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first polygonal menu;
- receiving a user selection of an option from the first set of selectable options;
- displaying at least a portion of a second polygonal menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first polygonal menu;
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- receiving a user selection of an option from the second set of selectable options, wherein the user-selected options from the first and second sets always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second polygonal menus.
A system for obtaining user input in a graphical user interface, the system comprising:
- means for displaying at least a portion of a first polygonal menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first polygonal menu;
- means for receiving a user selection of an option from the first set of selectable options;
- means for displaying at least a portion of a second polygonal menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first polygonal menu;
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- means receiving a user selection of an option from the second set of selectable options, wherein the user-selected options from the first and second sets always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second polygonal menus.
A method for obtaining user input in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of a first polygonal menu comprising a first set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the first polygonal menu;
- rotating the first polygonal menu about an axis to radially align an option from the first set with a fixed selection indicator;
- in response to a selection of the radially-aligned option from the first set, displaying at least a portion of a second polygonal menu comprising a second set of selectable options circumferentially disposed on the second polygonal menu, wherein the second polygonal menu is concentrically-disposed relative to the first polygonal menu;
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- rotating the second polygonal menu about the axis to radially align a user-selected option from the second set with the fixed selection indicator, wherein the user-selected options from the first and second sets always define a radially-aligned selection path through the first and second polygonal menus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.