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  • US 20030145277A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2002
  • Published: 07/31/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying a list of items in an electronic catalog, each item corresponding to a row of the display, each row having values corresponding to attributes of the corresponding items arranged into attribute columns;

    grouping some of the displayed items based on a selected attribute upon receiving a grouping command so that the grouped items are displayed in a single row;

    expanding the grouped items upon receiving an expand command so that the grouped items are each displayed in a separate row;

    removing a row corresponding to an item or to grouped items from the display upon receiving a row remove command; and

    removing a column corresponding to an attribute of the items from the display upon receiving a column remove command.

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