Patent ID: 7127679

Claim:
A method for utilizing a plurality of menus to access selected data in a menu database opened with a database program, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of database records, a menu template, and a menu template modifier, such that each database record: (i) corresponds to a previously developed menu that includes a plurality of menu items; and (ii) can be used to re-create the corresponding previously developed menu for display to a user, by using the menu template modifier to modify the menu template in accord with the contents of the database record, the menu template defining the format of the previously developed menu; (b) enabling a user to select one of the previously developed menus; (c) using said menu template modifier, said menu template, and a database record corresponding to the previously developed menu selected by the user to re-create the previously developed menu selected by the user, said database record corresponding to the previously developed menu selected by the user defining an appearance and a functionality of the menu items included within the previously developed menu selected by the user; (d) displaying the recreation of the previously developed menu to the user to enable the user to select at least one of said plurality of menu items, the database record corresponding to the previously developed menu selected by the user including at least one event associated with the menu item that was selected; and (e) in response to the menu item being selected by the user, causing said at least one event associated with the menu item that was selected, to occur.