Patent ID: 7735020

Claim:
A machine implemented method to determine a parameter, the method comprising: displaying a user interface in a first mode in which a representation of a command is displayed, the representation of the command, when activated, causing the display of a list from which a parameter is selected; receiving an input to switch from either the first mode to a second mode or to switch from the second mode to the first mode; displaying a user interface in a second mode in which a slider replaces the list displayed in the first mode, wherein the slider is displayed with a unitary thumb having a position along the slider between a maximum and a minimum parameter, the thumb being movable relative to the slider in response to a user input, at least one of the maximum and the minimum parameter is adjusted when the thumb is pushed against one end of the slider and the position of the thumb determining a selection of a parameter from the list and displaying a label corresponding to the minimum or the maximum value for the slider.