Patent ID: 9146654
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a user input to cause movement of a display of a screen of a direct manipulation device, wherein the movement is in a direction away from a target item; receiving a release input to indicate that a user has released the user input at a release point on the display of the screen; determining a location of the release point on the display of the screen relative to selectable items; determining the target item from among the selectable items, wherein the target item is at a distance from the location of the release point, wherein the determining of the target item comprises determining the target item based on a pattern of usage by at least one of the user and group of users; displaying a surrogate selectable item at the release point, wherein the surrogate selectable item includes a property of the target item that includes at least one of color, shape, and text; displaying an arrow that originates at the release point from the surrogate selectable item and points to the target item; and responsive to a user selection of the surrogate selectable item, performing an action that is the same as an action that would occur in response to the user selection of the target item.