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US 2011/0258577 A1Published application
High Volume Scrollbar and Method for Using Same
OwnerRyan Steelberg, Chad Steelberginventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for navigate through large amounts of data in a quick and instantaneous manner by use of a scrollbar. The present invention may display information related to data being reviewed from a remote database, for example, without significantly increasing use of available processor capacity. The displayed information may allow the user of the present invention to effectively navigate large amounts of information.
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A user interface control for scrolling and selecting data for display, said control comprising:
- a scrollbar including a location monitor located within a scroll box, said location monitor comprising:
- a displayed scroll box housing a display location monitor;
- a page up arrow;
- and
- a page down arrow;
- a fast up arrow;
- and
- a fast down arrow.
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A method of providing a user interface, said method comprising:
- detecting whether a plurality of items is displayed on the display, wherein said plurality of items is a portion of a data set;
- evaluating the number of said plurality of items displayed;
- determining the total number of said plurality of items in the data set;
- identifying a scrollbar size and distribution from said evaluating and said determining;
- displaying said identified scrollbar with features correspondent to the displayed plurality of items;
- and
- if the correspondence of the displayed plurality to items changes location of the displayed images changes re-displaying said identified scrollbar with features correspondent to the displayed plurality of items.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.