Method and apparatus for generating a tab list menu in a hierarchical menu structure

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PATENT NO 6433797
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09353433

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Hierarchical menus provide end-users with an easy way to locate information. The underlying hierarchical menu structure is often scalable as there are no limits on the number of entries in a list menu. Yet, this feature is rarely used, if at all, because it can be very impractical for the end-user. As a list menu can contain hundreds, if not thousands of entries, scrolling for a particular entry can be extremely tedious. The present invention discloses a menu authoring system component that enables a developer to generate and build a tab list menu. The tab menu divides a target list menu into tab intervals that can include a specified number of letters or full words. The present invention discloses an interactive configuration window and the program logic that enables a developer to specify settings for these tab menus.

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ZELLWEGER PAULCAMBRIDGE MA

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Zellweger, Paul 82 Fresh Pond La., Cambridge, MA 02138 13 865

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