Method and apparatus for generating adaptable pull down menus

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for modifying a first pull down menu associated with a user interface, said computer program product comprising:
• computer usable program code for presenting the user interface with the first pull down menu in response to receiving a request from the user to toggle the user interface between a user interface containing an original pull down menu and a user interface containing a modified pull down menu, wherein the first pull down menu is the modified pull down menu;
• computer usable program code for monitoring for a user request associated with a feature presented in the first pull down menu, wherein the feature is a subfeature, wherein the subfeature is a feature presented in a submenu of a second feature associated with the first pull down menu;
• computer usable program code for incrementing a count value associated with the feature in response to receiving the user request associated with the feature, wherein the count value is recorded in a counter to track a number of times that the feature is selected;
• computer usable program code for storing the count value in a set of usage information;
• computer usable program code for modifying the first pull down menu using the set of usage information to form a second pull down menu in response to a determination to update the first pull down menu, wherein the second pull down menu displays the feature in a different order among a set of features from the first pull down menu based on the set of usage information;
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• computer usable program code for presenting the user interface containing the second pull down menu to the user.

An apparatus comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications system connected to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code;
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• a process unit connected to the bus system, wherein the process unit executes the computer usable program code to present the user interface with the first pull down menu in response to receiving a request from the user to toggle the user interface between a user interface containing an original pull down menu and a user interface containing a modified pull down menu, wherein the first pull down menu is the modified pull down menu;
• monitor for a user request associated with a feature presented in the first pull down menu, wherein the feature is a subfeature, wherein the subfeature is a feature presented in a submenu of a second feature associated with the first pull down menu;
• increment a count value associated with the feature in response to receiving the user request associated with the feature, wherein the count value is recorded in a counter to track a number of times that the feature is selected;
• store the count value in a set of usage information;
• modify the first pull down menu using the set of usage information to form a second pull down menu in response to a determination to update the first pull down menu, wherein the second pull down menu displays the feature in a different order among a set of features from the first pull down menu based on the set of usage information;
• and present the user interface containing the second pull down menu to the user.