Patent ID: 8341537

Claim:
A processor-executable method, comprising: outputting content for display as a user interface having one or more selectable elements; outputting a graphical symbol in the user interface that indicates an amount of time of a delay of a user-specified amount of time before additional content is displayed when a cursor is positioned proximally to one of the one or more selectable elements, wherein the graphical symbol indicates the delay of the user-specified amount of time automatically, without user interruption, as a graphical build-up from a first displayed representation to a second displayed representation and a subsequent graphical countdown from the second displayed representation back to the first displayed representation; outputting the additional content in response to positioning the cursor proximally to the one of the one or more selectable elements for the user-specified amount of time; and disabling display of the additional content and preventing the additional content from being displayed during a subsequent positioning of the cursor proximal to the one of the one or more selectable elements when the cursor is navigated to the additional content and then back to the one of the one or more selectable elements.