Patent ID: 9189131
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying a context menu, comprising: recognizing a triggering event related to selection of an object displayed on a computing device; recognizing a direction of an input device movement observed during the selection of the object; selecting one of a first context menu and a second context menu based upon the recognized direction of the input device movement, wherein the first context menu corresponds to a first recognized direction of the input device movement and the second context menu corresponds to a second recognized direction of the input device movement, and wherein the first context menu lists options for formatting the object and the second context menu lists options for collaborating on the object with another user, wherein the options for collaborating on the object include an option to assign a task related to the object for the another user and an option to assign a workflow related to the object that includes the another user; and displaying the selected one of the first context menu and the second context menu.