Patent ID: 8037424

Claim:
A method comprising: simultaneously displaying: in a first display area, a first plurality of icons representing items that belong to a current level in a hierarchy of items, wherein the first plurality of icons comprises a first icon representing a first item that belongs to the current level and a second icon representing a second item that belongs to the current level; in a second display area, a first image that is a larger representation of the first icon displayed in the first display area, wherein the first image was displayed in the second display area in response to receiving user input that qualifies as an expression of interest for the first icon; in the second display area, at least a portion of a second image representing a third item that belongs to a second level in the hierarchy of items, wherein the third item is not represented by any icon displayed in the first display area, wherein the second image appears to be behind the first image with at least a portion of the second image covered by at least a portion of the first image; responsive to receiving user input selecting the second image, simultaneously displaying: in the first display area, a second plurality of icons representing items at the second level in the hierarchy of items; and in the second display area, the second image without the first image; wherein the method is performed by one or more devices comprising a processor.