System and method for displaying a sorted list by determining sort points in a key field

摘要

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.