METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DUPLICATE ITEM DISPLAY
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1. A method of displaying items in an on-screen list, said method comprising:
- displaying a representation of duplicate items within said list as a visual attribute, wherein said duplicate items comprise a common body portion;
in response to user interaction with said visual attribute, expanding said list, wherein said expanding causes the display of said duplicate items; and
in response to user interaction with said visual attribute, collapsing said list, wherein said collapsing causes removal of said display of said duplicate items.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying items in a list includes displaying a representation of duplicate items within the list as a visual attribute, wherein the duplicate items include a common body portion. In response to user interaction with the visual attribute, the list is expanded, wherein the expanding causes the display of the duplicate items. In response to user interaction with the visual attribute, the list is collapsed, wherein the collapsing causes the removal of the display of the duplicate items.
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1. A method of displaying items in an on-screen list, said method comprising:
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displaying a representation of duplicate items within said list as a visual attribute, wherein said duplicate items comprise a common body portion; in response to user interaction with said visual attribute, expanding said list, wherein said expanding causes the display of said duplicate items; and in response to user interaction with said visual attribute, collapsing said list, wherein said collapsing causes removal of said display of said duplicate items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of managing the on-screen display of duplicate items, said method comprising:
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graphically representing a plurality of duplicate items within a list as a single on-screen item; in response to user interaction with said single on-screen item, displaying said plurality of duplicate items next to said single on-screen item within said list; and in response to user interaction, displaying said plurality of duplicate items within said list as said single on-screen item. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a processor; a display; memory coupled to the processor, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed cause said system to perform a method of visually displaying information on said display, said method comprising; graphically displaying a stacked item tool within a list; in response to user interaction with said stacked item tool, expanding said stacked item tool and displaying duplicate individual items within said stacked item tool as part of said list, wherein said duplicate individual items comprise a common body portion and different identifying information; and in response to user interaction with said list, collapsing said duplicate individual items and displaying said duplicate individual items as said stacked item tool. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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