Method and apparatus for loosely ganging sliders on a user interface of a data processing system
US5491782A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/974
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The movement of first and second sliders on a user interface of a data processing system is loosely coordinated by way of pusher member. The pusher is coupled to one of the sliders and extends over to the other slider, where it is adapted to contact a side of the other slider. The sliders move independently of each other if the pusher does not contact the other slider, as in for example, the sliders moving apart. If the pusher does contact the other slider, then both sliders become ganged and move in unison.
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