System and method for displaying a sorted list by determining so

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1998-05-20

2000-11-28

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

345353, 345352, G06F 1730

Patent

active

061547409

ABSTRACT:
A system for, and method of, displaying a sorted list on a display device and a computer incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a sort-point identifier that scans a key field of a sorted list and determines sort-points in the key field and (2) a key field marker, associated with the sort-point identifier, that associates marks with the key field based on the sort-points and causes at least a portion of the sorted list and the associated marks to be displayed on the display device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5396621 (1995-03-01), MacGregor et al.
patent: 5600825 (1997-02-01), Atkins et al.
patent: 5706449 (1998-01-01), Liu et al.
patent: 5937422 (1999-08-01), Nelson et al.

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