Method and apparatus for dynamic sorting and displaying of listing data composition and automating the activation event
First Claim
1. A method for organizing a plurality of menu items in a drop down menu displayed by a computer comprising:
- responsive to a user interaction with a drop down menu, sorting a plurality of menu items on the drop down menu.
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Abstract
A Drop Down Menu Program having an Item Selection Program, a Sorting Program, and a Recall Program. The Item Selection Program eliminates the need for the user to hold down the shift key or the control key while making multiple selections. Instead, the user may activate a menu item to highlight it, and activate the menu item again to remove the highlight. The user may also open and close the drop down menu. The Sorting Program organizes the menu items in order of frequency of use. The Sorting Program also provides ascending and descending sort buttons that allow the user to sort the menu items in ascending or descending alphabetical, numeric, or chronological order. The Recall Program creates a recall list of selected menu items when the user activates a recall button. The recall list can be displayed and removed independent of opening and closing actions of the drop down menu.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for organizing a plurality of menu items in a drop down menu displayed by a computer comprising:
responsive to a user interaction with a drop down menu, sorting a plurality of menu items on the drop down menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program product operable on a computer, the program product comprising:
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a computer-usable medium;
wherein the computer usable medium comprises instructions comprising;
instructions for sorting a plurality of menu items on a drop down menu; and
wherein the sorting step occurs upon a user interaction with the drop down menu. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A program product operable on a computer having a display, the program product comprising:
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a computer-usable medium;
a drop down menu program;
an interface program;
an item selection program;
a sorting program;
a recall program; and
wherein the item selection program, the sorting program and the recall program interact with the drop down menu program by means of the interface program. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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