Patent ID: 8375329

Claim:
A method of providing a graphical user interface, having a display area, the method comprising the steps of sequentially: activating by the user via an input device at a position anywhere on the display area; animating at the position a display of a first concentric menu comprising a first pie-chart grouping of menu items comprising a subset of one or more items from a set of menu items; after selecting one menu item out of the first grouping of menu items, animating the display of at least one additional grouping of menu items, each of the additional groupings formed concentrically around the first grouping in an additional pie array, increasing the initial size of the menu; animating the display of a first concentric menu at any position on the display via the input device, the menu comprising a first grouping of menu items comprising a subset of one or more items from a set of menu items, after activation via the input device; and after selecting one menu item out of the first grouping of menu items, animating the display of at least one additional grouping of menu items, each of the additional groupings formed concentrically around the first grouping in an additional pie array such that the concentric menu is invisible, transparent or inactivated when the cursor moves farther than a certain distance from the concentric menu.