Method for secondary selection highlighting
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1. A method for highlighting items in a list, the method comprising:
- presenting a plurality of items in a list in a graphical user interface, each item having a plurality of displayed fields;
in response to a user selecting an item in the list,i) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected item in a first color;
ii) determining one or more related items in the list that are related to the selected item; and
iii) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in a second color; and
in response to the user changing the first color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected item,changing the second color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in coordination with the first color.
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Abstract
A method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A display of color coding and selection highlighting may be provided. A secondary highlighting color may be provided to indicate messages related to a selected message. One or more of the following may also be provided: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.
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1. A method for highlighting items in a list, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of items in a list in a graphical user interface, each item having a plurality of displayed fields; in response to a user selecting an item in the list, i) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected item in a first color; ii) determining one or more related items in the list that are related to the selected item; and iii) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in a second color; and in response to the user changing the first color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected item, changing the second color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in coordination with the first color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 19)
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8. A method for highlighting items in a list, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of items in a list in a graphical user interface, each item having a plurality of displayed fields; in response to a user selecting a first item in the list, i) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the first selected item in a first color;
ii) determining one or more related items in the list that are related to the first selected item; and
iii) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in a second color;in response to a user selecting a second item from one of the related items in the list, i) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields in the second selected item in the first color; and
ii) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the first selected item in the second color;in response to the user changing the first color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the first selected item, changing the second color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related items in coordination with the first color; and in response to the user changing the first color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the second selected item, changing the second color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the first selected item in coordination with the first color. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20)
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21. A method for highlighting email messages in a list, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of email messages in a list in a graphical user interface, each email message having a plurality of displayed fields; in response to a user selecting an email message in the list, i) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected email message in a first color; ii) determining one or more related email messages in the list that are related to the selected email message; and iii) highlighting at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related email messages in a second color; and in response to the user changing the first color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the selected email message, changing the second color used for highlighting the at least one field of the plurality of displayed fields of the related email messages in coordination with the first color. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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