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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 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
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for placing menu items in a radial menu. A radial menu may be displayed in response to receiving a predefined gesture made with a screen pointer. A plurality of global menu items may be placed at predefined locations in the radial menu. A set of local menu items that are to be displayed in the radial menu be determined and displayed in the radial menu based on one or more predefined relationships between the local or global radial menu items.