Multiple Sorting of Columns in a Displayed Table in a User Interactive Computer Display Interface Through Sequential Radial Menus
First Claim
1. In a computer controlled user-interactive display system, a display interface implementation for sequential multiple sorting of displayed columns representative of a tabular database comprising:
- a displayable table of a plurality of columns;
a selectively displayable first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each representative of one of said plurality of columns;
a mechanism enabling a user to select one sector of said plurality of sectors; and
a mechanism, responsive to a user selection of one sector, for displaying a second radial menu of said plurality of sectors wherein said selected one sector is disabled.
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Abstract
Multi-sorting of displayed columns representative of a tabular display is carried out by displaying a table of a plurality of columns, selectively displaying a first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each sector representative of one of the plurality of columns, enabling a user to select one of the sectors, and responsive to a user selection of a sector for displaying a second radial menu of the plurality of sectors wherein the selected one sector is disabled, e.g. eliminated. This is continued through a sequence of subsequent radial menus until the user has selected the intended set of sequential columns for the multiple sorting.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computer controlled user-interactive display system, a display interface implementation for sequential multiple sorting of displayed columns representative of a tabular database comprising:
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a displayable table of a plurality of columns; a selectively displayable first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each representative of one of said plurality of columns; a mechanism enabling a user to select one sector of said plurality of sectors; and a mechanism, responsive to a user selection of one sector, for displaying a second radial menu of said plurality of sectors wherein said selected one sector is disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer controlled user-interactive display system, a method for sequential multiple sorting of displayed columns in a display interface representative of a tabular database comprising:
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displaying a table of a plurality of columns; selectively displaying a first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each representative of one of said plurality of columns; enabling a user to select one sector of said plurality of sectors; and displaying a second radial menu of said plurality of sectors, responsive to a user selection of said one sector, wherein said selected one sector is disabled. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program for sequential multiple sorting of displayed columns representative of a tabular database, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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display a table of a plurality of columns; selectively display a first radial menu having a plurality of sectors, each representative of one of said plurality of columns; enable a user to select one of said plurality of sectors; and display a second radial menu of said plurality of sectors, responsive to a user selection of one sector of said plurality of sectors, wherein said selected one sector is disabled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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