User Interface for Controlling Animation of an Object
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for animating an object, wherein animating the object comprises creating one or more duplicates of the object and animating the one or more duplicates according to a range in which the one or more duplicates moves, the method comprising:
- presenting a user interface comprising;
a control area comprising an ellipse; and
a first user-manipulable control element located on the circumference of the ellipse, wherein the first user-manipulable control element comprises a first point and a second point, and wherein the first point and the second point together specify a sector of the ellipse, and wherein a size of the sector specifies a size of the range, and wherein a position of the sector specifies a location of the range;
receiving user input via the first user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the first point in order to set the sector'"'"'s size and the sector'"'"'s position; and
animating the object based on the received input.
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Abstract
A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. In one embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes an arrow. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes two points on the circumference of the ellipse. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes a first rectangle, and the user-manipulable control element includes a second rectangle. In yet another embodiment, the user-manipulable control element includes two triangular regions, and the control area includes an area separating the two regions.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for animating an object, wherein animating the object comprises creating one or more duplicates of the object and animating the one or more duplicates according to a range in which the one or more duplicates moves, the method comprising:
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presenting a user interface comprising; a control area comprising an ellipse; and a first user-manipulable control element located on the circumference of the ellipse, wherein the first user-manipulable control element comprises a first point and a second point, and wherein the first point and the second point together specify a sector of the ellipse, and wherein a size of the sector specifies a size of the range, and wherein a position of the sector specifies a location of the range; receiving user input via the first user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the first point in order to set the sector'"'"'s size and the sector'"'"'s position; and animating the object based on the received input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon data representing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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presenting a user interface comprising; a control area comprising an ellipse; and a first user-manipulable control element located on the circumference of the ellipse, wherein the first user-manipulable control element comprises a first point and a second point, and wherein the first point and the second point together specify a sector of the ellipse, and wherein a size of the sector specifies a size of a range in which one or more duplicates of an object moves, and wherein a position of the sector specifies a location of the range; receiving user input via the first user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the first point in order to set the sector'"'"'s size and the sector'"'"'s position; and animating the object based on the received input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for animating an object, wherein animating the object comprises creating one or more duplicates of the object and animating the one or more duplicates according to a range in which the one or more duplicates moves, the system comprising a processor configured to perform a method, the method comprising:
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presenting a user interface comprising; a control area comprising an ellipse; and a first user-manipulable control element located on the circumference of the ellipse, wherein the first user-manipulable control element comprises a first point and a second point, and wherein the first point and the second point together specify a sector of the ellipse, and wherein a size of the sector specifies a size of the range, and wherein a position of the sector specifies a location of the range; receiving user input via the first user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the first point in order to set the sector'"'"'s size and the sector'"'"'s position; and animating the object based on the received input. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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