METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ACCESS TO FREQUENTLY USED OR SEARCHED OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving items, comprising:
- detecting one or more selected items from a list of items;
creating placeholders representing each of the detected one or more items in a graphical user interface, the placeholders eliminating a need for subsequent searches for the one or more items in the list; and
continuously updating the placeholders in the graphical user interface upon detecting of newly selected items in the list of items.
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Abstract
A method and system to rapidly access frequently used objects and/or items is provided. More particularly, the method and system is designed to rapidly access frequently used or search objects and/or items using a placeholders (e.g., Memory Indicators) in a graphical user interface a method of retrieving items is provided. The method includes detecting one or more selected items from a list of items; creating placeholders representing each of the selected one or more items in a graphical user interface; and continuously updating the placeholders in the graphical user interface upon detecting of newly selected items in the list of items. The placeholders are configured to eliminate subsequent searches for the one or more items in the list.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving items, comprising:
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detecting one or more selected items from a list of items; creating placeholders representing each of the detected one or more items in a graphical user interface, the placeholders eliminating a need for subsequent searches for the one or more items in the list; and continuously updating the placeholders in the graphical user interface upon detecting of newly selected items in the list of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for retrieving items, comprising:
a computer infrastructure being operable to; create placeholders representing most frequently selected items in a list of items; continuously update the placeholders representing the most frequently selected items in the list of items, the placeholders being configured to eliminate subsequent searches for the most frequently selected items; and display the placeholders in a graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:
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create placeholders representing most frequently selected or searched items; continuously update the placeholders representing the most frequently selected or searched items; and display the placeholders as a graphical representation in a graphical user interface.
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