US Patent 8745058 Dynamic data item searching

Methods and systems for searching and navigating through data items in a database are provided. In one example, each data item in the database is associated with attributes and attribute values. The data items in the database may be grouped according to a first selection of attributes and attribute values, forming a first data item cluster of data items associated with the first selection of attributes and attribute values. From among the attributes and attribute values associated with data items in the first data item cluster, a second selection of attributes and attribute values may be made. A second data item cluster may be formed including data items associated with the second selection of attributes and attribute values. After a desired data item is found, a computing action associated with the desired data item may then be executed.