Patent ID: 9645708
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A user interface display method implemented on a computer-controlled device having a display screen and a user input device, comprising: (a) storing at least three items available for selection and one or more lists each defining a subset containing at least two of the at least three items; (b) in response to a first operator input via the user input device which indicates one of the one or more lists as a selected list, creating a modified list containing at least two initially selected items which are identical to the subset of items defined by the selected list; (c) displaying on the display screen the at least three items, at least two first indications each associated with one of the at least two initially selected items, and at least two second indications each associated with one of the at least two initially selected items, wherein each of the at least two initially selected items simultaneously has both a first indication and a second indication associated with it, and each item other than the initially selected items has neither a first indication nor a second indication associated with it; (d) receiving a second operator input which indicates either an addition of a selected one of the at least three items to the modified list, or a removal of a selected one of the at least three item from the modified list, or a confirmation of the modified list; (e1) if the second operator input indicates an addition, displaying a second indication associated with the selected item, without changing any of the first indications and without changing any of the displayed items, and adding the selected item to the modified list; (e2) if the second operator input indicates a removal, removing a display of the second indication associated with the selected item, without changing any of the first indications and without changing any of the displayed items, and removing the selected item from the modified list; and (e3) if the second operator input indicates a confirmation, saving the modified list without changing the selected list.