Patent ID: 7451408

Claim:
A method of selecting a graphical user interface (GUI) object from a plurality of distinct GUI objects, all of which are initially displayed in a display space using a user controlled pointing device, the method comprising the steps of: (0) defining at least two GUI objects, which are each movable within the display space, as the plurality of GUI objects; (i) establishing an initial range mapping between the pointing device and the display space; (ii) defining a selected display region (SDR) in the display space dependent on the initial range mapping; (iii) receiving, from the pointing device, a set of coordinates in the initial SDR; (iv) updating the range mapping dependent upon the received set of coordinates; (v) redefining the SDR dependent upon the updated range mapping; (vi) determining if one or more initially-displayed GUI objects are displayed within the redefined SDR; (vii) if only one of the initially-displayed GUI objects is displayed in the redefined SDR, selecting that GUI object in the redefined SDR and indicating said selection; and (viii) if more than one of the initially-displayed GUI objects is displayed in the redefined SDR, repeating at least some of the steps (iii)-(viii) until the step (vii) is performed, wherein said steps (0)-(viii) are performed in the order listed.