Method and apparatus for choosing ranges from a multi-range slider

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EP 1 950 652 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	12.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/46

(43)	Date of publication:
	30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31

(21)	Application number: 08001512.6

(22)	Date of filing: 28.01.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 3/048^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

26.01.2007 US 698157

(71)	Applicant: MapInfo Corporation
	Troy, NY 12180 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Berrill, Arthur R. Goodwood Ontario (CA) Li, Xiang North York Ontario M2M 4M1 (CA)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	Method and apparatus for choosing ranges from a multi-range slider

(57) A multi-range slider (200) that simplifies the process for a user to pick multiple value ranges for various applications and saves a user's display area by providing multiple value selectors arranged in a single, possibly non-linear scale. The multi-range slider has the ability to display massive amounts of data and information in an easily viewable, condensed and manageable format in the context of a larger display area such that the slider does not obscure or clutter the user interface. The multi-range slider allows the user to select ranged values as well as single values. The multi-range slider provides multiple range selectors (203, 204) for the user to pick multiple ranges. The scale of the multi-range slider may be linear or non-linear.