Patent Document ID: 6029172
Application ID: 08914445

Base Claim:
1. A method for enabling a user to select a specific information item from a set of information items in an information processing system, the set of information items being organised in a classification scheme comprising a number of categories, at least two of those categories comprising a number of sub-categories, each of the categories and sub-categories having a descriptive name, the method comprising the steps of: displaying the names of one or more of the categories, displaying the names of one or more of the sub-categories, and offering the user the possibility of selecting one of the categories, characterised in that the method further comprises the step of: upon selection of a category by the user, displaying the names of non-selected categories and/or sub-categories of non-selected categories in dependence on the respective relevance of said categories or sub-categories to the selected category, upon user selection of a particular displayed category, enhancin(g promimence of the name of the selected category, together with less prominently presenting the names of various lower level categories that are linked to said selected category.

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Claim 4:
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: displaying the name of the selected category at a prominent position on the display screen, and displaying the names of the non-selected categories next to the name of the selected category at a relative proximity determined by the respective relevance of said non-selected categories with respect to the selected category.