Patent Document ID: 8543941
Application ID: 13182809

Base Claim:
1. An electronic book reader, comprising: a display; and an input recognition subsystem, operably connected to the display, configured to: identify a point on the display based on a position of an object relative to the display as the object becomes proximate to the display; initiate a menu-creation animation in response to the object becoming proximate to the display, wherein the menu-creation animation comprises a circle being gradually drawn around the point on the display; and provide a contextual menu in response to the object remaining at the position until the menu-creation animation completes and turns into the contextual menu, the contextual menu including a plurality of options, the plurality of options included being responsive to the point on the display, wherein creation of the contextual menu is cancelled in response to the object ceasing to remain at the position before the menu-creation animation completes.

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Claim 2:
2. The electronic book reader of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options included is further responsive to events occurring prior to the point on the display being identified.