Patent ID: 8547348

Claim:
A method for selecting an item on a display screen with a touch interface, by touching the touch interface portion of the display screen with a finger or stylus-type device, the method comprising: utilizing a processor, which is operably connected to the touch interface of the display screen, to perform the following: (a) establish a predetermined touch radius associated with a center of an area of contact detected by the touch interface by interaction with the finger or stylus-type device; (b) detect an activated screen area that corresponds to a portion of the screen contained within the touch radius associated with a touch point detected as a result of the finger or stylus-type device activating the touch interface; (c) identify selectable items on the display screen which are at least partially contained within the touch radius; (d) in response to multiple selectable items being identified in (c) as being at least partially contained within the touch radius of the same detected touch point, partially activate the multiple identified selectable items for confirmation selection by altering the manner in which the multiple identified selectable items are displayed; (e) fully activate a partially activated selectable item in response to a detection by the touch interface of another touch point selecting that particular partially activated selectable item; and (f) de-activate any partially activated selectable items not selected for full activation.