Patent ID: 7342584

Claim:
A method for implementing an interactive bargraph slider, comprising: defining a non-visible independent touch map image having a plurality of predefined areas, each area having a plurality of pixel values; displaying an interactive bargraph slider widget having a plurality of predefined slider positions; graphically aligning the interactive bargraph slider widget with the non-visible independent touch map image, wherein each of the plurality of slider positions is aligned with one or more of the plurality of areas; retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph slider widget; retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values, wherein the retrieved pixel value has a graphical alignment that corresponds to the current pointer coordinate; setting a current level of the interactive bargraph slider widget to the retrieved pixel value, wherein the current level is associated with one of the plurality of slider positions; and updating the display of the interactive bargraph slider widget based on the current level of the interactive bargraph slider widget.