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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2009
Paul R. Chmielewski, Byron, MN (US);
Brian J. Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael J. Fork, Gibsonburg, OH (US);
Paul R. Chmielewski, Byron, MN (US);
Brian J. Cragun, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael J. Fork, Gibsonburg, OH (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating selection of items from a radial menu. Radial menu items may be differentiated from one another based on a desired difficulty of selection from the radial menu. Where it is desirable to make a radial menu item easy to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively larger pie slice of the radial menu. Conversely, where it is desirable to make a radial menu item difficult to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively smaller pie slice of the radial menu.