Clustering user interface
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1. A method of presenting a user with selection of items, wherein each item is characterized as being a member of one category selected from a plurality of categories, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a number of categories which are to be represented in a display;
determining a number of selections which can be presented at one time in the display, a selection being either an item or a category;
displaying at least one item label and at least one category label, where the category label represents the items in the category, where the items and categories displayed are determined as a function of the number of categories, the number of selections and a threshold count, wherein items from categories with no more than the threshold count are represented by individual item labels and items from categories with more than the threshold count are collectively represented by one of the at least one category labels.
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Abstract
A user is presented with a display of item labels and category labels, where item labels are shown to the extent that categories contain not more than a threshold count of items. Alternatively, the item labels are shown to the extent that display area is left over after the display of category labels, and the categories for which item labels are shown are selected from the smallest categories to the largest.
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1. A method of presenting a user with selection of items, wherein each item is characterized as being a member of one category selected from a plurality of categories, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a number of categories which are to be represented in a display;
determining a number of selections which can be presented at one time in the display, a selection being either an item or a category;
displaying at least one item label and at least one category label, where the category label represents the items in the category, where the items and categories displayed are determined as a function of the number of categories, the number of selections and a threshold count, wherein items from categories with no more than the threshold count are represented by individual item labels and items from categories with more than the threshold count are collectively represented by one of the at least one category labels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of presenting a user with selection of items, wherein each item is characterized as being a member of one category selected from a plurality of categories, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a number of categories which are to be represented in a display;
determining a display area;
determining how much of the display area would be left over area, if any, after display of category labels representing items;
designating at least one category as an open category, based on the number of items in the category;
displaying an item label for each item in the at least one open category and other open categories, if any, and a category label for each unopen category. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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