Method and system for combining user-supplied sort information with secondary sort information

摘要

A method and system whereby users can control the primary sort criteria while retaining the benefit of also sorting by non-redundant portions of default sort criteria and/or by additional criteria that is implied by the user's explicit choice; in either case reducing the time and effort spent finding and understanding information. A computer with appropriate software adapts the default and/or implied sort criteria to fit the user-supplied sort criteria.