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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Robert F. Buxton, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Richard M. W. Harran, Southampton, GB;
Andrew I. Hickson, West Wellow, GB;
Ian W. Parkson, Eastleigh, GB;
Robert F. Buxton, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Richard M. W. Harran, Southampton, GB;
Andrew I. Hickson, West Wellow, GB;
Ian W. Parkson, Eastleigh, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus browses a list of data items. The apparatus includes a plurality of browse mechanisms each operable to scan concurrently through a list of data items and a plurality of independent groups each comprising two or more of the plurality of browse mechanisms. The browse mechanisms in a group cooperate together to browse the list of data items such that a data item is seen by only one member of the group.