Patent ID: 6252596
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
System for highlighting a command entry within a menu of command entries displayed on a monitor to assist an operator with selection of a command entry, comprising:a library of visible display structures available for forming the displayed command entries;a cluster of attributes within the structure library available for defining each visible display structure;cursor control responsive to the operator for positioning a cursor within the displayed menu;attribute morphing functions associated with at least some of the attributes, available for morphing these attributes from a pre-morphic state to a post-morphic state in order to highlight a command entry;a command entry editor responsive to the operator for editing the visible display structures forming the command entries based on the visible display structures in the library, and editing the attributes defining the visible display structures based on the attribute clusters in the library, and editing the attribute morphing functions highlighting the command entries;display controller responsive to the cursor control and to the editor for presenting the cursor and the edited command entries to the monitor; andselector for selecting the highlighted command entry from the displayed menu when the selector is activated by the operator.