System and method for implementing selectively index enabled multi-column lists in a computer system
US6205453A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2272
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and method for implementing selectively index enabled multi-column lists in a graphical user interface for a computer system. The graphical user interface contains a table of entries organized by columns. The columns are displayed vertically adjacent to one another. A user selectable vertical line (the divider line) can be moved from an extreme left column position to a position between adjacent columns. When a column is between the divider line and the extreme left column position, the column becomes index enabled. A single column (e.g., the left most column) or multiple columns can be index enabled simultaneously. A column can be positioned between the divider line and the extreme left column position by column reordering, e.g., leaving the divider line in a fixed position and dragging and dropping the column from a position right of the divider line. By making a column index enabled, an index of the items of the column is made and when indexed, every unique column item is represented only once in the column by an index item. A user selectable two position representation (e.g., a triangle, arrow, etc.) can be used to open (expand) or close the index item. When closed, all …
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