Patent ID: 8069419

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of selecting data records, comprising: querying, using one or more processors, a database to access a plurality of data records; providing, using the one or more processors, a graphical interface for selecting one or more of the accessed data records, wherein each of the plurality of data records is selectable; providing, using the one or more processors, a button within a window of the graphical interface, wherein the button is a pull-down control button that includes an overview indicator that displays an unselected state when no data records are selected, and a selected state when at least one data record is selected; generating, using the one or more processors, a pull-down display within the window when a button selection is received, wherein the pull-down display includes a list of the plurality of data records and a selectable control for each data record; generating, using the one or more processors, a display of one or more database manipulation options based upon a command from the pull-down display, wherein a data record in the database is manipulated when an option is selected; and displaying, using the one or more processors, the overview indicator when the pull-down display is closed, wherein the overview indicator indicates whether any data records on the list are in the selected state.