Patent ID: 7523412
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling user navigation of a sorted list of entries, comprising: generating, responsive to a user clicking on a slider display object within a scroll bar display object in a user interface, a pop-up window displaying information from at least one category in a currently selected list entry within said sorted list of entries, wherein said at least one category includes a category based on which said sorted list of entries is currently sorted; and responsive to said user moving said slider display object within said scroll bar display object, updating said information displayed in said pop-up window to reflect the contents of a list entry located at a current location in said sorted list of entries, wherein said current location reflects a current location of said slider display object within said scroll bar display object while said user is moving said slider display object within said scroll bar display object; determining that said user has stopped moving said slider display object within said scroll bar display object; entering, responsive to said determining that said user has stopped moving said slider display object within said scroll bar display object, a search mode, wherein said search mode provides said user with the ability to edit text in said pop-up window; and performing a search across said sorted list of entries based on said text edited by said user in said pop-up window.