Patent ID: 7913186

Claim:
In a graphical user interface, a method of presenting data using a control element, the method comprising the step of selectively displaying, based on an amount of display space available to display said data, the control element in two alternative states, comprising: a first display state in which said data is presented in a list box, including a list display area within said list box, wherein: the list display area within the list box corresponds to the amount of display space available to display the data, and the contents of the list box are manually-scrollable in the event the amount of data exceeds the list display area, to move the data within said list display area to view different portions thereof, and a second display state in which said data is presented in a menu having two alternative sub-states, comprising an initial sub-state and an expanded sub-state, said initial sub-state presenting a first view comprising a single, user-selectable item of information that, upon selection by a user, expands the menu to the expanded sub-state, and said expanded sub-state presenting a second view comprising a menu display area that displays a number of selections of the data available from the menu, said area of the menu display corresponding to the number of selections in the menu.