Patent ID: 7831925

Claim:
A method of displaying data on a display screen, the method comprising: sizing a first display zone to be equal in size to a second display zone if the first and second display zones both display lists of database records; sizing the first display zone to be greater in size when compared to the second display zone if the first display zone displays a list of database records and the second display zone displays a database record from the list of database records; and wherein the displayed database record, but not the displayed list of database records, comprises a field into which a user can enter an item of data, and when the first display zone displays the list of database records and the second display zone displays the database record from the list, the method further comprises determining a required height of the first display zone to accommodate the list of database records to be displayed in the first display zone, comparing the required height with a reference height, sizing the first display zone to the reference height when the required height exceeds the reference height, sizing the first display zone to the required height when the reference height exceeds the required height, and sizing the second display zone to occupy substantially a remaining display area of the display screen.