Abstract: An improved mechanism for sharing information across a plurality of wireless content providers is disclosed. Users make requests for, and display, content through a mobile device. These requests for content are translated by a WAP gateway and sent to a web server to service the request. Data from the request for content that can be reused is stored externally to a mobile device. Upon a request for content, the user may, in lieu of manual entry, select from a list of data presented through a mobile device that will be used in servicing the request for content. Data manually entered or displayed in a mobile device in interacting with one content provider is available for selection in subsequent content requests with any content provider. By reducing the number of manual entries, the present invention significantly increases the usability of content services through mobile devices.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for presenting a list of items to a user via a device having a limited display capability. In general, the number of items in the list may be much greater than the device can display at once. A list module is configured to receive a list of items and determine the number of items, or ranges of items, that may be displayed at once. If the list contains too many items to be displayed on one card, the list module divides them into groups nearly equal in size, so that to display any one item requires the same or nearly the same number of cards. Until each range is less than or equal to the number of items that can be displayed simultaneously, the list module presents (e.g., transmits to the device) cards having successively smaller ranges. Eventually a card will have few enough items to be displayed individually, and the user may make a final selection.