Patent ID: 9086780
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer comprising a video display and a selection device, a method for actuating a graphical user interface (“GUI”), comprising: associating a visual selection button exclusively with a continuous line icon comprising a plurality of contiguous linear GUI elements including a first linear GUI element and a second GUI element, wherein the plurality of contiguous linear GUI elements are presented within the continuous line icon upon selection of the selection button, wherein the plurality of linear GUI elements are sequentially linearly ordered and contiguously positioned and adjoined within the continuous line icon and form at least one border shared between two adjacent linear GUI elements; presenting the visual selection button on the video display, the visual selection button having a minimal nonrectangular visual display area of the video display; detecting of a positioning of a cursor proximate to the visual selection button as directed by input from the selection device; interpreting the proximate positioning of the cursor to the visual selection button as a first selection command of the visual selection button; rendering the continuous line icon upon receipt of the first selection command of the selection button from the selection device, wherein the visual selection button is non-contiguous with the rendered continuous line icon; launching an application associated with the first linear GUI element upon receipt of the second selection command of the first linear GUI element from the selection device, whereby the application is launched in a process requiring only two actions by a user.