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Systems, methods, and computer program products for presenting lists of user-selectable information
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-15
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-08-15
Abstract
Abstract Systems, methods, and computer program products for displaying user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items are provided. Attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a user interface so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item. Attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in the user interface so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items. Attributes not configured for any item contained within the set may be displayed in the user interface so as to indicate their status as not configured for any item within the set.
Inventors
- 👤 Janet A. Brewer
- 👤 Kathryn H. Britton
- 👤 D. Kirk Grotjohn
- 👤 David Sanders
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 22:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04847; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying attributes not configured for any item contained within the set in a third list so as to indicate their status as not configured for any item within the set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for the other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes not previously configured for the first item are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, the method comprising the steps of: displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 9 further comprising the step of displaying attributes not previously configured for any item contained within the set in a third list within in the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for any item contained within the set.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first, second and third lists in the respective first, second, and third areas.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
87 words
A data processing system for displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and means for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
87 words
A data processing system for displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and means for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
A data processing system according to claim 14 further comprising means for displaying attributes not configured for any item contained within the set in a third list so as to indicate their status as not configured for any item within the set.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
61 words
A data processing system according to claim 14 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A data processing system according to claim 15 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data processing system according to claim 14 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
84 words
A data processing system for displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and means for displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
84 words
A data processing system for displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and means for displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
59 words
A data processing system according to claim 19 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes not previously configured for the first item are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
A data processing system according to claim 19 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
114 words
A data processing system for configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; means for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and means for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
114 words
A data processing system for configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, comprising: means for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; means for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and means for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
54 words
A data processing system according to claim 22 further comprising means for displaying attributes not previously configured for any item contained within the set in a third list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for any item contained within the set.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
61 words
A data processing system according to claim 22 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
A data processing system according to claim 23 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
37 words
A data processing system according to claim 23 further comprising means for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first, second and third lists within the respective first, second, and third areas.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
113 words
A computer program product for displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
113 words
A computer program product for displaying, in a user interface displayed on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item contained within a set of items, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
50 words
A computer program product according to claim 27 further comprising computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes not configured for any item contained within the set in a third list so as to indicate their status as not configured for any item within the set.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer program product according to claim 27 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
38 words
A computer program product according to claim 28 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computer program product according to claim 27 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
110 words
A computer program product for displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
110 words
A computer program product for displaying, in a user interface on a display device, user selectable attributes for a first item within a set of items, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes not previously configured for the first item in a second list so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for the first item.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
59 words
A computer program product according to claim 32 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes not previously configured for the first item are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computer program product according to claim 32 wherein each of the plurality of user selectable attributes have values configurable by a user.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
153 words
A computer program product for configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
153 words
A computer program product for configuring attributes for a first item contained within a set, comprising: a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for the first item in a first list within a user interface displayed on a display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the first item; the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set in a second list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as previously configured for the other items; and the computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first and second lists within the user interface.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
62 words
A computer program product according to claim 35 further comprising computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for displaying attributes not previously configured for any item contained within the set in a third list within the user interface displayed on the display device so as to indicate their status as not previously configured for any item contained within the set.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer program product according to claim 35 wherein the attributes previously configured for the first item are displayed in a first list within a first area of the user interface, and the attributes previously configured for other items contained within the set are displayed in a second list within a second area of the user interface adjacent the first area.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
38 words
A computer program product according to claim 36 wherein the attributes not configured for any item contained within the set are displayed in a third list within a third area of the user interface adjacent the second area.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
45 words
A computer program product according to claim 36 further comprising computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for selecting attributes for the first item from the attributes displayed in the first, second and third lists within the respective first, second, and third areas.
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