Method and apparatus for controlling display of data on a display screen
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- identifying a first data item selected by a user from a first plurality of data items displayed in a higher-level menu on a display screen;
modifying, by a data processing system, an appearance of the first plurality of data items in response to identifying the data item selected by the user, wherein the modifying comprises decreasing a size of the first plurality of data items in the higher-level menu;
causing the first plurality of data items to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a first set of additional information in a first lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item,identifying a second data item selected by a user from a second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in the first lower-level menu on a display screen;
modifying, by a data processing system, an appearance of the second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in response to identifying the data item selected by the user; and
causing the first set of additional information to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a second set of additional information in a second lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item,wherein the first and second sets of additional information are presented without obscuring the first plurality of data items displayed on the display screen.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for controlling display of data includes identifying a data item selected by a user from multiple data items displayed on a display screen, and modifying the appearance of the multiple data items. The method further includes causing the multiple data items to be displayed on the display screen in the modified form, together with additional information pertaining to the selected data item, where the additional information is presented without obscuring the multiple data items displayed on the display screen.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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identifying a first data item selected by a user from a first plurality of data items displayed in a higher-level menu on a display screen; modifying, by a data processing system, an appearance of the first plurality of data items in response to identifying the data item selected by the user, wherein the modifying comprises decreasing a size of the first plurality of data items in the higher-level menu; causing the first plurality of data items to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a first set of additional information in a first lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item, identifying a second data item selected by a user from a second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in the first lower-level menu on a display screen; modifying, by a data processing system, an appearance of the second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in response to identifying the data item selected by the user; and causing the first set of additional information to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a second set of additional information in a second lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item, wherein the first and second sets of additional information are presented without obscuring the first plurality of data items displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium including a plurality of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising; identifying a first data item selected by a user from a first plurality of data items displayed in a higher-level menu on a display screen; modifying an appearance of the first plurality of data items in response to identifying the data item selected by the user, wherein the modifying comprises decreasing a size of the first plurality of data items in the higher-level menu; causing the first plurality of data items to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a first set of additional information displayed in a first lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item, identifying a second data item selected by a user from a second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in the first lower-level menu on a display screen; modifying, by a data processing system, an appearance of the second plurality of data items displayed as part of the first set of additional information in response to identifying the data item selected by the user; and causing the first set of additional information to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with a second set of additional information in a second lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item, wherein the first and second sets of additional information are presented without obscuring the first or second pluralities of data items displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a display device to display a first plurality of data items in a higher-level menu on a display screen and a second plurality of data items in a lower-level menu on the display screen; and a data presentation module to identify a first data item selected by a user from the first plurality of data items, to modify an appearance of the first plurality of data items in response to identifying the first data item selected by the user, to cause the first plurality of data items in the higher-level menu to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with first set of additional information displayed in a first lower-level menu pertaining to the selected data item, and to modify the appearance of the first plurality of data items by decreasing a size of the first plurality of data items in the higher-level menu, to identify a second data item selected by a user from the second plurality of data items, to modify an appearance of the second plurality of data items in response to identifying the second data item selected by the user, to cause the second plurality of data items in the first lower level menu to remain displayed on the display screen in a modified form, together with first set of additional information displayed in a second lower level menu pertaining to the selected data item, and to modify the appearance of the second plurality of data items by decreasing a size of the second plurality of data items in the first lower level menu, wherein the first and second sets of additional information is presented without obscuring the plurality of data items displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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