Patent ID: 7827506
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying textual information stored in a data repository on a screen displayed on a display device of a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: entering data into a field; dividing textual information associated with the data entered into the field into portions of the textual information; configuring a drop down list box for displaying the divided textual information so as to suppress screen input to the drop down list box and to suppress highlighting of the portions of the textual information that are displayed in the respective fields of the drop down list box; assigning the portions of the textual information to respective fields of the drop down list box so that the divided textual information is displayed; displaying, on the display device, the drop down list box on the screen so that a first portion of the textual information is visible in a first field of the drop down list box, wherein suppressing the screen input prevents selection of the portions of the textual information that is displayed in the respective fields of the drop down list box; arranging the portions of the textual information in a consecutive order by assigning consecutive numbers to the portions, each consecutive number indicating a location of a corresponding portion within the textual information; and storing the portions and the consecutive numbers in a table, wherein the consecutive numbers are used as pointers to assign the portions to the respective fields of the drop down list box.