Method and apparatus for selecting items of a menu.

摘要

A method and apparatus for selecting any one (35) of a number of items of a menu (20) with minimal cursor movement. With this invention the items of the menu are displayed about a central point (30) with visible radii extending therefrom. When a user of the display terminal which is to make a selection for one of items of the menu, the user need merely move the cursor a minimal distance from the central point so that it is positioned in a corresponding area having two radii as sides of the area's perimeter. When the menu appears on the display, the cursor is positioned at the central point of the menu.