Abstract: A relay control method for a computer to execute a process includes when receiving a waiting notification from a first device that provides an authentication, transitioning to a state where waiting is performed without transmitting a response to the waiting notification to the first device; receiving an authentication request from a second device that has a virtual environment; and in a case of a state where the authentication request is received and waiting is performed without transmitting the response to the waiting notification, transmitting the response to the received waiting notification, that includes the received authentication request, to the first device.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer system reduces the amount of manipulation of an input device required in accessing a selected item on a menu. The GUI displays a selected menu on the display screen on the basis of the number of consecutive actuations of the input device, such as a mouse button, in a predetermined time interval, or a duration time of an actuation of the input device, such as holding a mouse button down for a period of time. Menus in a predetermined sequence of menus can be selected, or a single menu can be divided into two or more parts which are then separately selected by consecutive actuations of the input device, or continuous actuation of the input device for a predetermined period of time.