Method and system for displaying drop down list boxes
First Claim
1. A method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method comprising:
- responsive to a user activation of an icon representing the drop down list box;
searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box;
if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box;
if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user,searching a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and
if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the filter box within the drop down list box;
if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the filter box.
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying a drop down list box. The method and system may include associating a history record with a drop down list box. The method and system may also include associating a filter box with the drop down list box. the method and system may also include associating a unique identifier with each choice in the drop down list box. The method and system may also include associating a hierarchical structure containing more detailed information about choices in the drop down list box with the drop down list box. Finally, the method and system may include displaying the choices in the drop down list box to a user as a function of at least one of the associated history record, filter box, unique identifier, or hierarchical structure.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method comprising:
responsive to a user activation of an icon representing the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user, searching a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the filter box within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the filter box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method comprising:
responsive to a user activation of the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user, searching an identifier database for data that represents an association of unique identifiers with choices in the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the unique identifiers with the choices in the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the unique identifiers within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the unique identifiers with the choices in the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the unique identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method comprising:
responsive to a user activation of the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user, searching an identifier database for data that represents an association of a hierarchical structure with the drop down list box, the hierarchical structure containing detailed information about choices in a drop down list in the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the hierarchical structure with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the hierarchical structure within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the hierarchical structure with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the hierarchical structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, comprising:
responsive to a user activation of an icon representing the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list box that does not have the filter box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that displays the filter box within the drop down list box, searching a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the filter box within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the filter box. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable non-transitory medium stored thereon instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions, when executed, defining a method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method comprising:
responsive to a user activation of an icon representing the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user, searching a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the filter box within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the filter box.
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16. A computer system for displaying a drop down list box, comprising:
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A processor configured to perform a method of adaptively displaying visual components within a drop down list box based on a history record of a user interacting with the drop down list box, the method including; responsive to a user activation of an icon representing the drop down list box; searching the history record stored in a history record database for data that represents an association of the history record with the drop down list box, the data including an identification of data entries previously selected from a display of a drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is not found by the searching, displaying a default version of the drop down list in the drop down list box; if the data is found by the searching, displaying a modified version of the drop down list that is modified in accordance with the history record of the user, searching a filter box database for data that represents an association of a filter box with the drop down list box; and if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is found by the searching, displaying the filter box within the drop down list box; if the data that represents the association of the filter box with the drop down list box is not found by the searching, displaying the drop down list box without the filter box.
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