System and method for visual feedback of command execution in electronic mail systems
First Claim
1. A method for visually informing a user that a desired command has been executed by an email client, the method comprising:
- calculating an area within the email client that displays text of a message;
mapping an identically sized set of texture mapped polygons to the area within the email client displaying the text of the message, the set of polygons texture mapped with a texture representing the text of the message;
displaying the texture mapped polygons on top of the text of the message;
animating the texture mapped polygons in response to a particular command a user wishes to execute; and
removing the texture mapped polygons from the area within the email client displaying the text of the message.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for visually informing a user that an email client has executed a desired command. The method comprises calculating an area within the email client that displays text of a message and mapping an identically sized set of texture mapped polygons to the area within the email client displaying the text of the message. The set of polygons texture mapped with a texture representing the text of the message. The invention further comprises displaying the texture mapped polygons on top of the text of the message, animating the texture mapped polygons in response to a particular command a user wishes to execute; and removing the texture mapped polygons from the area within the email client displaying the text of the message.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for visually informing a user that a desired command has been executed by an email client, the method comprising:
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calculating an area within the email client that displays text of a message;
mapping an identically sized set of texture mapped polygons to the area within the email client displaying the text of the message, the set of polygons texture mapped with a texture representing the text of the message;
displaying the texture mapped polygons on top of the text of the message;
animating the texture mapped polygons in response to a particular command a user wishes to execute; and
removing the texture mapped polygons from the area within the email client displaying the text of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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