Abstract: A method, system and program providing scaled depiction of information from a database. In a preferred form, tables and lists are obtained from a database and used to build a data structure. The data structure is employed to define various relationships between the dynamic data and the database information using a numberline to display ranges of information to a user. The system employs a query interface and a relational database to provide an ergonomic, natural display system for a database user.

Abstract: A method, system and program for displaying database information via a table containing icons and other summary information which clearly and concisely convey particular aspects of a database to a user. The table display acts as a window into a database when it is selected by a user. A user can also make changes to the database via the window of information.

Abstract: A graphics system comprises a graphics object table that stores, for each graphics object, its identifier and the identifiers of one or more control points defining the graphics object; a control point table that stores, for each control point, its identifier and positional data which identifies the position of the control point relative to a graphics object. The graphics object table and the control point table are updated in response to the setting of one or more control points for a new graphics object by the user. These tables are referred to in response to a movement or reshaping of a primary graphics object, and the coordinate values of the affected control points are calculated by using a coordinate calculating unit.

Abstract: A method, system and program providing graphical queries and direct manipulation of a database is disclosed. In a preferred form, tables and lists are configured from a database to define a common data structure. Additional, dynamic data structures are employed based on information entered by a user to define various relationships between the dynamic data and the database information. The system employs a graphical query interface and a relational database to provide an ergonomic, natural interface for a database user.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for scaling volume for a multimedia computer system are disclosed. A volume control algorithm, in association with the computer system hardware, increases or decreases the perceived volume over time. The increase or decrease in volume being scaled to correspond to the logarithmic nature of perceived audio transmissions. Thus, fifty percent of the maximum on a given volume scale corresponds to a human perceived half volume output.