Patent ID: 7483880

Claim:
In a computer system having a graphical user interface, a display, and a user interface selection device, a method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a first set of data associated with a first index of a hierarchical data store in a first frame; (b) receiving a first selection signal indicative of the user interface selection device selecting a first item of the first set of data; (c) in response to the first selection signal, retrieving a second set of data from the data store associated with a second index of the data store, the second set of data being associated with the first item, wherein the second index corresponds to a next tier down from the first index of the data store; (d) displaying the second set of data in a second frame distinct from the first frame; (e) receiving a second selection signal indicative of the user interface selection device selecting a second item of the second set of data; (f) in response to the second selection signal, retrieving a third set of data from the data store associated with the second item and with a third index of the data store, wherein the third index corresponds to a next tier down from the second index of the data store, (g) displaying the third set of data in a third frame distinct from the first and second frames; and (h) associating a first primacy with a position of the first frame and associating a second primacy with a position of the second frame, wherein the second frame is moved in its entirety before the first frame using the user interface selection device to pivot the displayed sets of data in the first and second frames, thereby reordering the first primacy in relation to the second primacy.