Patent ID: 7406666

Claim:
A method for configuring a user-interface of a computer, the method comprising: providing a set of one or more features within a designated input area of a display of the computer, wherein each of the set of features is operable through contact between an object and the display in order to cause the computer to perform a function designated to be provided with that feature; detecting a tap event on the display of the computer; associating the tap event with a first feature in the set of features, the first feature including a first graphic in the designated input area that has a first function assigned to it; displaying one or more alternate features that are not in the set of features in response to detecting the tap event; detecting, through contact between the object and the display, a selection of a second feature from the one or more alternate features, the second feature including a second graphic that has a second function assigned to it; and providing the second feature in place of the first feature as one of the set of features provided within the designated input area.