Inventors:
Mark Anspach - Wellington CO, US
Evelyn Williams - Longmont CO, US
Kevin Wilson - Fort Collins CO, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
Abstract:
A method of selecting options arranged in a hierarchy including a first level and at least one additional level is described. The method includes displaying a hierarchical-selection visual object. A selection action of the hierarchical-selection visual object may cause a display list, containing at least one hierarchy item and possibly selectable items, to be shown. Detecting a pointing action at a hierarchy item may cause a lower level display list to be displayed. Lower level display lists may include selectable items, hierarchy items, or both. Multiple levels of hierarchy may be displayed in this manner. With the display lists shown, a second selection action may cause the selected item to be displayed in an information area of the hierarchical-selection visual object. Other embodiments comprise a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer instructions, and a computer system for executing the computer instructions to perform the method of selecting options.