Patent ID: 7644372
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A display process comprising: activating, on a display, a first radially configured user interface having a first plurality of selection areas, each of the first plurality of selection areas having a first respective size; positioning the radially configured user interface on the display interface such that the radially configured user interface is visible in relation to the handedness of a particular user such that the particular user's hand does not block the user's view of the first plurality of selection areas when the particular user makes selections; monitoring a frequency of use of each of the first plurality of selection areas by the particular user; responsive to monitoring the frequency of use of each of the first plurality of selection areas by the particular user, changing the first size of at least one of the first plurality of selection areas to a second size based, at least in part, on the frequency of use of each of the first selection areas, wherein changing the first size of at least one of the first plurality of selection areas to a second size comprises: upon activation of at least one of the selection areas, activating a second radially configured user interface having a second plurality of selection areas, each of the second plurality of selection areas having a respective first size, wherein the second radially configured user interface has a different center than the first radially configured user interface; monitoring a frequency of use of each of the second plurality of selection areas by the particular user; responsive to monitoring the frequency of use of each of the second plurality of selection areas by the particular user, changing the respective first size of at least one of the second plurality of selection areas to a second size based, at least in part, on the frequency of use of each of the second selection areas; displaying a resize icon on the second radially configured user interface; and performing a sequence of menu options responsive to a gesture associating at least one selection area of the first plurality of selection areas and at least one selection area of the second plurality of selection areas, wherein: the gesture comprises dragging a stylus in a manner corresponding to the positions of the at least one selection area of the first plurality of selection areas and the at least one selection area of the second plurality of selection areas; and at least one of the menu options in the sequence is performed without being displayed on the display interface.