System and method for viewing choices and making selections

The present invention relates generally to viewing choices and making selections and, more particularly, to viewing choices and making selections based on dynamic input.

There are many uses for electronic devices such as computers, cellular phones, personal digital devices (PDAs), still cameras, and video cameras. There are a variety of ways that users interact with and control these electronic devices.

For example, a drop down menu is a common way for a user to make selections through an interface on an electronic device. In this example, the user selects a particular menu selection from a plurality of selections offered to the user through a drop down menu. In another example, the possible selections shown within a particular drop down menu are initially abbreviated. In one case, the user is able to select from one of the abbreviated selections. In another case, the user selects an expansion symbol within one of the abbreviated possible selections, and a full range of possible selections are displayed and available within the drop down menu.

Selecting an icon that represents a selection is another way for the user to make a selection through the interface on the electronic device. The icon is typically a graphical representation of content or a function available through the electronic device. In one example, these icons are displayed on a desktop. In another example, these icons are arranged within folders.

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an input; display a plurality of selections; detect a location of a first segment relative to the plurality of selections; highlight a particular selection from the plurality of selections when the first segment is within an area of the particular selection; and select the particular selection based on the first segment being located within the area of the particular selection.

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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate and explain one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections. In the drawings,

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an environment within which the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections are implemented;

FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram illustrating one embodiment in which the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections are implemented;

FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram illustrating one embodiment in which the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections are implemented;

FIG. 4 is a simplified block diagram illustrating a system, consistent with one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D are screen shots that illustrate one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D are screen shots that illustrate one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIG. 7 is a screen shot that illustrate one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram consistent with one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIGS. 9A and 9B are screen shots that illustrate one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections;

FIG. 10A, 10B and 10C are screen shots that illustrate one embodiment of the methods and apparatuses for viewing choices and making selections; and

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