Patent ID: 7554521
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of receiving user input for changing a parameter via a graphical user interface, the method comprising: displaying a control comprising a drag region, an incrementer region, and a decrementer region, the drag region comprising a text box displaying a value for the parameter; in response to receiving user input positioning a graphical pointer within the text box, clicking, and keying in a value, changing the value of the parameter; in response to receiving user input placing the graphical pointer within the drag region, clicking, and dragging the graphical pointer in a first direction, dynamically incrementing the value of the parameter; in response to receiving user input placing the graphical pointer within the drag region, clicking, and dragging the graphical pointer in a second direction, dynamically decrementing the value of the parameter; in response to receiving user input placing the graphical pointer within the incrementer region and clicking, incrementing the value of the parameter; and in response to receiving user input placing the graphical pointer within the decrementer region and clicking, decrementing the value of the parameter.