Scrollbar enhancement for browsing data
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for browsing information displayed to a user, the information including one or more elements, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a display window;
a scrollbar positioned within the display window, the scrollbar having a first end and a second end;
a slider located between the first end and the second end of the scrollbar and configured such that movement of the slider causes information in the display area to be scrolled, the slider having a size that is based on the size of the one more elements of information;
a data-line positioned adjacent the scrollbar, the data-line having a plurality of tick marks; and
a graphical element associating the slider to the data-line.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for browsing information displayed to a user. The information displayed includes zero or more elements and may be displayed in a display window. The display window has a perimeter and a scrollbar is positioned along the perimeter. The scrollbar may have a first end and a second end and a slider located between the ends. The slider may be configured such that movement of the slider causes information in the display area to be scrolled. In one embodiment, the size of the slider is based on the size of the one more elements of information displayed in the display window. A data-line may be positioned adjacent the scrollbar and may have a plurality of tick marks. A graphical element, which may be displayed in phantom, may be used to associate the slider to the data-line.
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33 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface for browsing information displayed to a user, the information including one or more elements, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a display window;
a scrollbar positioned within the display window, the scrollbar having a first end and a second end;
a slider located between the first end and the second end of the scrollbar and configured such that movement of the slider causes information in the display area to be scrolled, the slider having a size that is based on the size of the one more elements of information;
a data-line positioned adjacent the scrollbar, the data-line having a plurality of tick marks; and
a graphical element associating the slider to the data-line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of organizing data in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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providing a display window with a perimeter in the graphical user interface;
displaying a set of data in the display window, the set of data having zero or more elements;
providing a scrollbar along the perimeter of the display window, the scrollbar having a first end and a second end;
associating a slider with the scrollbar and configuring the slider such that movement of the slider causes information in the display area to be scrolled; and
positioning a data-line adjacent the scrollbar, the data-line having a plurality of tick marks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A graphical user interface for browsing a set of data displayed to a user, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a display window;
a scrollbar positioned next to the display window;
a slider associated with the scrollbar and configured such that movement of the slider causes data in the display area to be scrolled;
a data-line positioned adjacent the scrollbar, the data-line having a plurality indicia that define chunks of data; and
a marker associating the slider to the data-line. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification