Patent ID: 6518984
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A graphical user interface for a display screen of a computer system, said graphical user interface comprising:a background grid representing a complete set of records within a database; a slider bar having a width, said slider bar capable of sliding over said background grid, wherein said slider bar can be moved with a drag and drop action to slide said width of said slider bar over said background grid; and a record range text box that contains a record range that specifies those records of the complete set of records to be retrieved and displayed; wherein the position of said slider bar with respect to said background grid graphically identifies a range of those records of the complete set of records to be retrieved and displayed and graphically indicates the relative position of the range with respect to the complete set of records within the database; and wherein said record range can be updated in response to said slider bar sliding over said background grid.