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US 2010/0306704 A1Published application
User Interface Widget For Selecting A Point Or Range
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorStephen Cotterill
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Abstract
A technique for selecting and/or displaying an exact point or a range is provided wherein a slider widget comprising a thumb with a left edge and a right edge lying in proximity to the left and right edges of the thumb is provided such that a user may utilize the widget to display an exact point or a range.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- causing a slider tool to be displayed on a track corresponding to a fixed range, the slider tool comprising a thumb element, a first edge element, and a second edge element, the first edge element disposed at a first distance along the track from the thumb element, the second edge element disposed at a second distance along the track from the thumb element;
- and
- in response to input that moves the thumb element from a first position on the track to a second position on the track, causing positions of the first and second edge elements to be adjusted on the track to maintain the first and second distances;
- wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.
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A method comprising:
- causing a slider tool to be displayed on a track corresponding to a fixed range, the slider tool comprising a thumb element, a first edge element, and a second edge element, the first edge element disposed at a first distance along the track from the thumb element, the second edge element disposed at a second distance along the track from the thumb element;
- and
- in response to input that moves the first edge element from a first position on the track to a second position on the track, causing a position of the thumb element to be adjusted along the track so that the second distance is substantially equal to the first distance;
- wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.
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A method comprising:
- causing a slider tool to be displayed on a track corresponding to a fixed range, the slider tool comprising a thumb element, a first edge element, and a second edge element, the first edge element disposed at a first distance along the track from the thumb element, the second edge element disposed at a second distance along the track from the thumb element;
- and
- in response to input that moves the first edge element from a first position on the track to a second position on the track, causing a position of the second edge element to be adjusted along the track so that the second distance is substantially equal to the first distance;
- wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.
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