Patent ID: 7992102

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a display region operable to display a generated result; a first bounded region circumferentially surrounding the display region, the first bounded region including one or more first-type graphical user interface elements, wherein the one or more first-type graphical user interface elements are selectively mapped to one or more first-type display data; and a second bounded region circumferentially surrounding the first bounded region, the second bounded region including one or more second-type graphical user interface elements, wherein the one or more second-type graphical user interface elements are selectively mapped to one or more second-type display data; and receiving a user input through the graphical user interface, wherein the generated result is based at least on the user input corresponding to a user activation of at least one of the first-type and second-type graphical user interface elements; wherein providing the graphical user interface comprises configuring the first bounded region to include a first concentric ring of one or more first shapes, and the second bounded region comprises a second concentric ring of one or more second shapes; and configuring the first bounded region to provide a granularity of categories associated with the first bounded region that is one of greater than or less than the second bounded region.