System and method for disambiguating item selection

摘要

A software module provides multiple individually selectable items via a user interface. The software module detects a contact with an area on the user interface that includes several of the individually selectable items in a first relative arrangement. The software module determines that the contact corresponds to an attempted selection of a single item. The software module provides a disambiguation menu for selecting the single item from among the several individually selectable items within the area, and arranges the several individually selectable items in the disambiguation menu according to a second relative arrangement different from the first relative arrangement.

主权项

1. A method in a computing device for disambiguating selections of selectable items geographic markers via a user interface, the method comprising:
providing a digital map via the user interface; providing a plurality of individually selectable geographic markers, each overlaying the digital map at a respective point corresponding to a geographic location with which the geographic marker is associated; detecting a contact of a user with an area on the user interface in which several of the plurality of individually selectable geographic markers are provided according to a first relative arrangement; determining that the contact corresponds to an attempted selection of a single geographic marker; providing a disambiguation menu while the user maintains contact with the area for selecting the single geographic marker from among the several individually selectable geographic markers within the area, including arranging the several individually selectable geographic markers in the disambiguation menu according to a second relative arrangement different from the first relative arrangement; and determining which of the several individually selectable geographic markers has been selected when the user discontinues contact with the area.