Patent Document ID: 20060200780
Application ID: 11413184
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. In a computer system having a display screen, a graphical user interface, and a user interface selection device, a method of selecting actions performable with regard to an object having an associated representation on the screen, comprising: receiving a user request for a display of menu options corresponding to the actions performable with regard to the object; displaying a first context menu; successively displaying second and third context menus, the first, second and third context menus forming a cascade, wherein each of the context menus has a set of menu options, at least one of the menu options in at least one of the context menus corresponding to an action performable with regard to the object, each of the context menus in the cascade remains at least partially visible, the second context menu is displayed in response to selection of a menu option from the first context menu, the second context menu is displayed in close proximity to, but without obscuring, the first context menu option selected to cause display of the second context menu, the third context menu is displayed in response to selection of a menu option from the second context menu, the third context menu is displayed in close proximity to, but without obscuring, the second context menu option selected to cause display of the third context menu, at least one of the second and third context menus obscures options in the immediately preceding context menu; receiving a repeat selection of an option from the first or second context menu; and in response to the repeat selection, discontinuing display of all context menus succeeding the context menu from which the repeat selection was made while continuing display of the context menu from which the repeat selection was made.