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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1998
Clay A. Maeckel, San Jose, CA (US);
Kathleen R. Watson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Improved graphical user interfaces and techniques for requesting records from a shared database over a network are disclosed. One aspect pertains to a record range control that allows easy selection of a record range to be viewed. Another aspect pertains to a record range control that provides a graphical depiction of the record range to be viewed. In one embodiment, the record range control includes a background grid representing a complete set of records within a database, and a slider bar that slides over the background grid. The position of the slider bar with respect to the background grid identifies those records of the complete set of records to be retrieved or displayed.