Patent ID: 8712024

Claim:
Apparatus for a directory of information elements with a configuration which is humanly perceptible but with a size that may not be humanly discernable, comprising: (a) an electronic computing system; (b) a connection between said electronic computing system and a communications network; (c) a database, comprising: (i) company identity information respecting a plurality of companies; (ii) department identity information associated with each of said companies; and (iii) telephone number information associated with each of said departments; (d) a database containing screens for display to a user, said screens displaying indicia of said companies and indicia of departments, and said screens displaying a second class of indicia selected from the group consisting of an automatic dialing icons and telephone numbers, said screens configured to receive a use request for information; and (e) a display for displaying said screens, said screen displaying said indicia with a configuration which is humanly perceptible but with a size that may not be humanly discernable, wherein indicia are divided into at least first, second and third tiers of information, said first, second and third tiers of information being displayed simultaneously, said first tier of information being displayed in a first size, said second tier of information being displayed in a second size smaller than said first size, and said third tier of information being displayed in a third size smaller than said second size, said indicia each comprising an identification subelement and an address subelement wherein a user may drag the display to reveal other parts of the display.