Method and system of displaying an instantaneous summary of selections of a listbox

• US 20050204293A1
• Filed: 04/25/2002
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IMDS Health Incorporated, IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Raghunathan, Sangeetha, Kagan, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US10/416,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20050204293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

This invention proves a system and method for displaying an instantaneous summary of selections of a listbox used in graphical user interfaces. As a user selects one or more items from a listbox, these items are displayed in a summary display without the user having to use additional controls or instructions to provide this information in the summary.

Claims

1. A method for displaying an instantaneous summary of selections of a listbox, comprising the steps of:

initializing variables;

checking for selected items in the listbox;

creating a summary list; and

displaying the summary list in a summary list display.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the summary list further comprises the step of displaying the number of selected items.

2. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of checking for selected items further comprises the step of displaying an empty summary list in a summary list display if no items are selected.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of checking for selected items further comprises the steps of:

counting the number of items in the listbox in an outer loop;

determining if each item in the listbox is selected; and

adding each selected item to a selected item string in an inner loop.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of adding each selected item further comprises the step of counting the number of selected items.

6. A computer usable medium comprising a computer program code which is configured to cause a processor to execute one or more functions comprising:

initializing variables;

checking for selected items in the listbox;

creating a summary list; and

displaying the summary list in a summary list display.

7. The computer usable medium according to claim 6, wherein the processor configured for checking for selected items is further configured for displaying an empty summary list in a summary list display if no items are selected.

8. The computer usable medium according to claim 6, wherein the processor configured for selected items is further configured for

counting the number of items in the listbox in an outer loop;

determining if each item in the listbox is selected; and

adding each selected item to a selected item string in an inner loop.

9. The computer usable medium according to claim 8, wherein the processor configured for adding each selected item is further configured for counting the number of selected items.

10. The computer usable medium according to claim 6, wherein the processor configured for displaying the summary list is further configured for displaying the number of selected items.

11. A system for executing a computer program for facilitating decision making analysis, the system comprising:

a memory device for storing the computer program thereon; and

a processor which

initializes variables;

checks for selected items in the listbox;

creates a summary list; and

displays the summary list in a summary list display.

12. The system for executing a computer program according to claim 11, wherein the processor displays an empty summary list in a summary list display if no items are selected.

13. The system for executing a computer program according to claim 11, wherein the processor

counts the number of items in the listbox in an outer loop;

determines if each item in the listbox is selected; and

adds each selected item to a selected item string in an inner loop.

14. The system for executing a computer program according to claim 11, wherein the processor counts the number of selected items.

15. The system for executing a computer program according to claim 11, wherein the processor displays the number of selected items.