Patent ID: 9081479
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a user interface on a computing device, the method comprising: displaying a menu on a display of a computing device, the menu having a plurality of icons arranged in an icon region that extends substantially around an initial position of a cursor, the icon region comprising a plurality of selection regions associated with respective icons of the plurality of icons, wherein at least some of the selection regions include an area outside of the respective icons with which the selection regions are associated, and wherein the icon region is positioned asymmetrically with reference to the initial position of the cursor such that the initial position of the cursor is located within a default selection region of the plurality of selection regions and an appearance of a default icon within the default selection region indicates that the default icon is temporarily selected; detecting movement of the cursor into a first selection region of the plurality of selection regions, wherein the first selection region includes a first icon of the plurality of icons and a first area outside of the first icon; changing appearance of the first icon in response to detecting movement of the cursor to the first selection region, wherein the change in appearance indicates that the first icon is temporarily selected; and initiating a first action associated with the first icon in response to detecting an input from the user indicating that the first icon should be permanently selected, wherein at least some of the method is performed by the computing device.