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An anonymous location wireless network service for use in a wireless network that tracks the location and identity of network users, such as networks complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides content providers with the location of network users without revealing their identities. T

An anonymous location wireless network service for use in a wireless network that tracks the location and identity of network users, such as networks complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides content providers with the location of network users without revealing their identities. The service includes a wireless network having a proxy server, a network communication link to a plurality of web sites, and a wireless communication link to a plurality of handheld devices. The proxy server blocks identity by reading the location and identity information of network devices, generating dummy identifications, relating the dummy identifications to the identity information, storing the relationships in a memory storage, and forwarding the location information and dummy identifications to the global computer network. Upon receiving return messages from the global computer network, the proxy server reads the dummy identifications, looks up the related identity information in the memory storage, and forwards the data to the appropriate network devices.

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An anonymous location wireless network service for use in a wireless network that tracks the location and identity of network users, such as networks complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides content providers with the location of network users without revealing their identities. T

An anonymous location wireless network service for use in a wireless network that tracks the location and identity of network users, such as networks complying with enhanced 911 standards. The service provides content providers with the location of network users without revealing their identities. The service includes a wireless network having a proxy server, a network communication link to a plurality of web sites, and a wireless communication link to a plurality of handheld devices. The proxy server blocks identity by reading the location and identity information of network devices, generating dummy identifications, relating the dummy identifications to the identity information, storing the relationships in a memory storage, and forwarding the location information and dummy identifications to the global computer network. Upon receiving return messages from the global computer network, the proxy server reads the dummy identifications, looks up the related identity information in the memory storage, and forwards the data to the appropriate network devices. child node, and a second parent node and at least one child node of the second parent node, the method comprising: displaying the first parent node in a first position of a display area; displaying the first child node of the first parent node in a second position of the display area, the second position being adjacent the first position; displaying the second child node of the first parent node in the display area; receiving a first instruction to scroll at least the second child node in a direction toward the first position; displaying the second child node in the second position; displaying a second parent node in the display area; receiving a second instruction to scroll at least the second parent node in the direction toward the first position; and displaying the second parent node in the first position, each parent node having a separate subordinate data descriptor displayed therewith, as well as a separate master scroll bar associated with the entire hierarchical data structure. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second third instruction to scroll at least the second child node of the first parent node in the direction toward the first position; determining that the second child node is the only child node of the first parent node displayed in the display area; and scrolling the first parent node and the second child node off of the display area. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an instruction to display the first parent node and the second parent node without displaying the plurality of child nodes based at least in part upon a first activation of the master scroll bar; and displaying the second parent node in the second position. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: receiving an instruction to display the first parent node and the second parent node with a display of the plurality of subordinate nodes based at least in part upon a second activation of the master scroll bar; and displaying the first child node of the first parent node in the second position. 5. An apparatus to scroll a displayed hierarchical data structure including a first parent node and a plurality of child nodes of the first parent node, the plurality of child nodes including a first child node and a second child node, and a second parent node and at least one child node of the second parent node, the apparatus comprising a. a processor; and b. a memory, coupled to said processor, storing a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to display the first parent node in a first position of a display area, display the first child node of the first parent node in a second position of the display area, the second position being adjacent the first position, display the second child node of the first parent node in the display area, receive a first instruction to scroll at least the second child node in a direction toward the first position, display the second child node in the second position, display a second parent node in the display area; receive a second instruction to scroll at least the second parent node in the direction toward the first position; and display the second parent node in the first position, each parent node having a separate subordinate data descriptor displayed therewith, as well as a separate master scroll bar associated with the entire hierarchical data structure. 6. A computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to scroll a displayed hierarchical data structure including a first parent node and a plurality of child nodes of the first parent node, the plurality of child nodes including a first child node and a second child node, and a second parent node and at least one child node of the second parent node, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions to: display the first parent node in a first position of a display area, display the first child node of the first parent node in a second position of the display area, the second position being adjacent the first position, display the second child node of the first parent node in the display area, receive a first instruction to scroll at least the second child node in a direction toward the first position, display the second child node in the second position, display a second parent node in the display area; receive a second instruction to scroll at least the second parent node in the direction toward the first position; and display the second parent node in the first position, each parent node having a separate subordinate data descriptor displayed therewith, as well as a separate master scroll bar associated with the entire hierarchical data structure.