Patent ID: 7543244
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying historically selected items in a menu of a computer program, comprising steps of: a) for each of a plurality of items that is launched within the computer program, adding usage points corresponding to a launched item when the launched item is launched within the computer program, wherein a number of usage points added to the launched item is determined, based at least in part, on an item type of the launched item; b) for each of the plurality of items, removing usage points from the usage points corresponding to the item when the item goes unlaunched for a predetermined period; c) for a new item within the plurality of items, adding enough usage points corresponding to the new item the first time the new item is launched within the computer program to give the new item enough total usage points to cause the new item to be within a predetermined number of items having a largest number of usage points; and d) displaying on a computer display device in the menu the predetermined number of items having the largest numbers of usage points, wherein the predetermined number of items includes the new item.