US 12,248,670 B2
Method and system for multi-range slider user interface control of medical images
Tanguy Boucneau, Yvelines (FR); Lorraine Jammes, Yvelines (FR); Louise Lelievre, Yvelines (FR); Lucile Nosjean, Yvelines (FR); Diana Farfan Cabrera, Yvelines (FR); Cedric Vigne, Yvelines (FR); and Adeline Digard Bahuon, Yvelines (FR)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,335.
Prior Publication US 2024/0036719 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04847 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
displaying a slider bar comprising a track having a fixed range of values, a first slider thumb defining a maximum value of a first adjustable range on the track, and a second slider thumb defining a minimum value of a second adjustable range on the track;
operating the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb in one of a linked mode and an unlinked mode;
adjusting one or both of the maximum value of the first adjustable range and the minimum value of the second adjustable range in response to receiving a single user input based on whether the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb are operating in the linked mode or the unlinked mode;
setting the maximum value of the first adjustable range to be equal to the minimum value of the second adjustable range in response to operating the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb in the linked mode;
displaying the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb at a same position on the track in response to operating the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb in the linked mode; and
displaying a slider handle configured to adjust both of the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb simultaneously in response to a single user input operating the first slider thumb and the second slider thumb in the linked mode.