Patent ID: 9612716
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for processing a selection of a displayed indicium, said displayed indicium being one of a plurality of displayed indicia being presented on a display screen, said method comprising: determining an order for said plurality of displayed indicia; differentiating each of said displayed indicia from others of said plurality of displayed indicia in sequence, said differentiating being effective for a predetermined time period for each of said plurality of displayed indicia; and enabling a selection of one of said plurality of displayed indicia in response to only a single movement of a displayed pointer during said predetermined time period when a selected one of said plurality of displayed indicia is being differentiated from others of said plurality of displayed indicia, said displayed indicia being disposed along a given axis on said display screen, said selecting being accomplished by moving said displayed pointer in a direction perpendicular to said given axis when a selected one of said plurality of displayed indicia is being differentiated from others of said plurality of displayed indicia.