Patent ID: 9081464
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a desired object from a layout including a plurality of objects, wherein the plurality of objects belongs to an object hierarchy having different hierarchy levels, and wherein each object of the plurality of objects is associated with a respective hierarchy level in the object hierarchy, the method comprising: determining a currently selected object of the plurality of objects within the layout; receiving a cursor actuation signal, the cursor actuation signal associated with a first cursor position within the currently selected object; determining whether the first cursor position corresponds to an inner area within the currently selected object or an outer area within the currently selected object, wherein the outer area surrounds the inner area, the outer area extends inward from a boundary of the currently selected object, and the inner area comprises an area within a predetermined distance of a center point of the currently selected object; in response to determining the first cursor position corresponds to the inner area within the currently selected object and receiving the cursor actuation signal, selecting a child object of the currently selected object, wherein a position of the child object corresponds to the first cursor position, and wherein the child object is within the object hierarchy; and in response to determining the first cursor position corresponds to the outer area within the currently selected object and receiving the cursor actuation signal, selecting a parent object of the currently selected object, wherein the parent object is within the object hierarchy.