Patent ID: 9317183
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for presenting a menu at a computing device, the method comprising: receiving, at a first time, an indication of a user touching a hardware menu button of the computing device, wherein the hardware menu button is separate and distinct from a touchscreen of the computing device; in response to the received indication of the user touching the hardware menu button: modifying the dragging-start region based on an amount of time elapsed between the first time and a second time, wherein the modified dragging-start region is a portion of the touchscreen defined by a second area between the edge of the touchscreen and the boundary line moved to a second position within the touchscreen, and wherein the second position becomes closer to the edge as the amount of time elapsed increases; receiving, at the second time, an indication of the user touching the touchscreen at a starting point within the modified dragging-start region of the touchscreen; receiving an indication of the user dragging a touching device along the touchscreen from the starting point to a termination point, wherein the termination point is associated with a termination menu element within the plurality of menu elements; and signaling, in response to the received indication of the user dragging the touching device along the touchscreen, for execution of the corresponding command of the termination menu element.