Method and apparatus for remotely displaying a list by determining a quantity of data to send based on the list size and the display control size

A method of sending data for display at a destination, the method comprising:

• receiving from the destination a request for the data;
• determining a quantity indicative of the size of the data;
• determining a comparison ratio between the quantity indicative of the size of the data and a display control size;
• if the comparison ratio is in a first quantifiable relationship with a threshold ratio, sending a subset of the data to the destination for display;
• and
• if the comparison ratio is in a second quantifiable relationship with the threshold ratio, sending the data to the destination for display.

A system for sending data for display at a destination, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one memory device to:
• receive from the destination a request for the data;
• determine a quantity indicative of the size of the data;
• determine a comparison ratio between the quantity indicative of the size of the data and a display control size;
• if the comparison ratio is in a first quantifiable relationship with a threshold ratio, send a subset of the data to the destination for display;
• and
• if the comparison ratio is in a second quantifiable relationship with the threshold ratio, send the data to the destination for display.

A machine readable medium storing instructions structured to cause an apparatus to:

• receive from the destination a request for the data;
• determine a quantity indicative of the size of the data;
• determine a comparison ratio between the quantity indicative of the size of the data and a display control size;
• if the comparison ratio is in a first quantifiable relationship with a threshold ratio, send a subset of the data to the destination for display;
• and
• if the comparison ratio is in a second quantifiable relationship with the threshold ratio, send the data to the destination for display.