Patent ID: 8484582

Claim:
A method of locating a desired entry in an ordered list having a plurality of sequential list entries on a limited text display having only a single line of text, the method comprising: in a processor, partitioning a current part of the ordered list into two equal list sub-parts each containing a plurality of sequential list entries such that the desired entry is contained in one of the list sub-parts; characterizing at least one of the list sub-parts within the single line of the limited text display to prompt a user for feedback regarding the location of the desired entry in the list sub-parts; receiving user feedback from a view input element; in response to the user feedback, in the processor, selecting one or more of the list sub-parts including the list sub-part containing the desired entry; and re-performing the partitioning, characterizing, receiving, and selecting one or more times to generate a final list sub-part of the list with a limited number of entries including the desired entry.