Patent ID: 8381133
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: displaying a first context menu in response to receiving a user request to display menu options corresponding to actions performable with regard to an object; displaying one or more additional context menus in response to at least one selection in the first context menu or an additional context menu, the one or more additional context menus displaying menu options corresponding to actions performable with regard to the object, wherein the first context menu and the one or more additional context menus form a cascade, the first context menu and the one or more additional context menus in the cascade remaining at least partially visible, wherein the one or more additional context menus are displayed in close proximity to, but without obscuring, the context menu option from the first context menu or an additional context menu that was selected to cause display of the corresponding additional context menu; receiving a selection of a menu option from a context menu in the one or more additional context menus; and discontinuing display of the context menu containing the selected menu option in response to the selection of the menu option, wherein the selected menu option does not have an associated lower level menu, the display of the context menu containing the selected menu option being discontinued while continuing display of the first context menu.