Patent Document ID: 4879648
Application ID: 06909293

Base Claim:
1. A method of selecting desired data sets from a plurality of data sets that are categorized and sequentially ordered into a plurality of lists, comprising the steps of: continuously displaying a plurality of categorical identifiers at respective coordinates on a display medium, at least some of said categorical identifiers being displayed simultaneously during at least a portion of the displaying of said categorical identifiers, and each of said categorical identifiers corresponding to at least one of said plurality of lists; providing two control inputs, one as a scrolling control and a second as a select control; sequentially displaying, one at a time, data sets in one list corresponding to a respective one of said displayed categorical identifiers upon sequential application of said scrolling control; selecting a desired data set that is currently displayed and selecting another of said displayed categorical identifiers corresponding to another one of said plurality of lists, both upon application of said select control; sequentially displaying, one at a time, sequential data sets of respective additional lists next to said another displayed categorical identifier and any desired additional displayed categorical identifiers, upon application of said scrolling control; and selecting respective data sets of said another displayed categorical identifier and each of said desired additional displayed categorical identifiers, and moving to respective ones of each of said desired additional displayed categorical identifiers, both upon application of said select control.

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Claim 2:
2. A method of selecting desired data sets as claimed in claim 1 which, after at least one of the steps of selecting a desired and displayed data set for a respective one of said displayed categorical identifiers, includes the step of sequentially displaying, one at a time, sequential data sets of a second list related to said respective one displayed categorical identifier, and selecting one of the data sets from said second list, before selecting another of said displayed categorical identifiers.