Patent ID: 7644374
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of specifying a scope regarding data items on a computer system, comprising steps of: (a) displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) a control comprising a plurality of hierarchically arranged items, wherein each item of the plurality of hierarchically arranged items can be explicitly selected by a user for inclusion and exclusion from the scope; (b) displaying, separately from the plurality of hierarchically arranged items, a first list of selectable items explicitly included in the scope and a second list of selectable items explicitly excluded from the scope by the user, wherein each selectable item in the second list corresponds to a selectable item in the first list, and wherein when the user selects one of the selectable items within the first list of selectable items or the second list of selectable items, automatically navigating the plurality of hierarchically arranged items to display an item within the plurality of hierarchically arranged items that corresponds with the user-selected selectable item within the first list of selectable items or the second list of selectable items; and (c) when the user explicitly selects a specific item, changing a state of the specific item from a previous state to a new state; and