US 12,293,057 B2
Computer-implemented method for selecting an item from a list
Laura Peythieux, Vélizy-Villacoublay (FR)
Assigned to DASSAULT SYSTEMES, Velizy Villacoublay (FR)
Filed by Dassault Systèmes, Velizy Villacoublay (FR)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/597,601.
Claims priority of application No. 18306366 (EP), filed on Oct. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0125219 A1, Apr. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0486 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for selecting and activating an item from a list, the method comprising the steps of:
a) receiving a first input from a user, the first input being provided by the user through a pointing device (PD) and the first input comprising an interaction with an icon (IC) displayed on a computer screen (DY), said interaction involving either a press action performed on the icon using said pointing device or a double click on the icon using said pointing device;
b) if the first input involves the press action, displaying on the computer screen a first menu (MN1) comprising a subset of the items of the list;
otherwise, if the first input involves the double click, displaying on the computer screen a second menu (MN2) comprising the whole list of items; and
c) selecting and activating an item (ITn, ITm) of the displayed menu upon receiving a second input from the user;
wherein step c) comprises detecting whether the second input involves either a click action performed by the user on any point of the item to be selected except on a specific portion thereof, or a click action performed by the user on said specific portion, the method further comprising, (i) responsive to the second input involving the click action performed on said specific portion and the item being of the second menu, adding said item to the subset of items of the first menu in addition to activating the item, and (ii) responsive to the second input involving the click action performed on any point of the item to be selected except on said specific portion thereof, and the item being of the second menu, activating the item without adding it to the subset of items of the first menu;
wherein the specific portion is a predetermined region (ST) of the item to be selected and said predetermined region (ST) comprises a button, where the button is of a first type for items of the first menu (MN1) and the button is of a second type for items of the second menu (MN2), said first type and said second type being different from one another, said button being automatically updated upon detection of the second input when said second input involves the click action performed on said specific portion; and
wherein, in the second menu (MN2), the button of the first type for items of the first menu (MN1) is displayed alongside with the items of the first menu (MN1) as long as the items of the first menu (MN1) are displayed, and the button of the second type for items of the second menu (MN2) are displayed alongside with the items of the second menu (MN2) as long as the items of the second menu (MN2) are displayed.