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US07882449B2 Providing suitable menu position indicators that predict menu placement of menus having variable positions depending on an availability of display space
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提供合适的菜单位置指示器,其根据显示空间的可用性来预测具有可变位置的菜单的菜单位置
- Patent Title: Providing suitable menu position indicators that predict menu placement of menus having variable positions depending on an availability of display space
- Patent Title (中): 提供合适的菜单位置指示器,其根据显示空间的可用性来预测具有可变位置的菜单的菜单位置
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Application No.: US11939192Application Date: 2007-11-13
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Publication No.: US07882449B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Tyler S. Lacock , Jake Palmer
- Applicant: Tyler S. Lacock , Jake Palmer
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Patents on Demand, P.A.
- Agent Brian K. Buchheit; Scott M. Garrett
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
The present invention discloses a solution for using menu position indicators to accurately show where an intelligently placed menu will appear. Positioning of menus can automatically vary in the solution depending upon available screen space and an origin point for the menu. A menu position indicator can include a graphical image capable of indicating a direction of the menu appearance, such as an arrow or triangle. The menu position indicator for a menu can change depending upon a position of an origin point and depending upon available screen space for displaying the associated menu. When a position of a main menu changes, calculations can be performed to determine where a submenu of the main menu will be presented, and the menu position indicator can be adjusted accordingly.
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