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User Interface for Controlling Animation of an Object

  • US 20100201692A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2010
  • Published: 08/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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