PORTIONING DATA FRAME ANIMATION REPRESENTATIONS

• US 20130076757A1
• Filed: 09/27/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Pritting, Gary A.
• Application Number:
  US13/245,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076757A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 Animation

Abstract

Multiple portions of a set of data frames can be processed to produce portions of an animation representation. Each of the portions of the set of data frames can be processed to produce a corresponding portion of the animation representation that represents one or more changes during a portion of an animation sequence in an animation of the set of data frames. The animation representation can be sent to a rendering environment. Sending the animation representation to the rendering environment can include sending each of the portions of the animation representation in a separate batch. Each portion of the animation representation can be formatted to be rendered before receiving all portions of the animation representation at the rendering environment.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

processing a first portion of a set of data frames to produce a first portion of an animation representation, the first portion of the animation representation representing one or more changes during a first portion of an animation sequence in an animation of the set of data frames;

sending the first portion of the animation representation to a rendering environment;

processing a second portion of the set of data frames to produce a second portion of the animation representation, the second portion of the animation representation representing one or more changes during a second portion of an animation sequence in the animation of the set of data frames, at least part of the processing of the second portion being performed after sending the first portion of the animation representation to the rendering environment; and

sending the second portion of the animation representation to the rendering environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the animation representation is sent in a first batch, and wherein the second portion of the animation representation is sent in a second batch separately from the first batch.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving data for the set of data frames in one or more data streams.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving data for the set of data frames in one or more data streams comprises continuing to receive the data in the one or more data streams after beginning to process the first portion of the set of data frames.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of data frames in the set of data frames is set prior to processing the first portion of the set of data frames.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of data frames in the set of data frames is not set prior to processing the first portion of the set of data frames.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the first portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment;

rendering the first portion of the animation representation as part of the animation at the rendering environment;

receiving the second portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment; and

rendering the second portion of the animation representation as part of the animation at the rendering environment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein rendering the first portion of the animation representation begins before receiving the second portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the animation is rendered as a chart.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the animation representation is formatted to be rendered without receiving the second portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment.

11. A computer system comprising at least one processor and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed by at least one processor cause at least one processor to perform acts comprising:

processing multiple portions of a set of data frames to produce portions of an animation representation, each of the portions of the set of data frames being processed to produce a corresponding portion of the animation representation that represents one or more changes during a portion of an animation sequence in an animation of the set of data frames; and

sending the animation representation to a rendering environment, sending the animation representation to the rendering environment comprising sending each of the portions of the animation representation in a separate batch, each portion of the animation representation being formatted to be rendered to produce a portion of the animation sequence before receiving all portions of the animation representation at the rendering environment.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the acts further comprise receiving data for the set of data frames in one or more data streams.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein a number of data frames in the set of data frames is set prior to starting processing of the portions of the set of data frames.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the acts further comprise:

receiving the portions of the animation representation at the rendering environment; and

rendering the portions of the animation representation on a display device to form the animation.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein rendering the portions of the animation representation comprises rendering one or more of the portions of the animation representation before all of the portions of the animation representation are received at the rendering environment.

16. The computer system of claim 14, wherein rendering the portions of the animation representation comprises rendering all the portions of the animation representation as a continuous animation.

17. The computer system of claim 11, wherein one or more graphical elements are each represented in multiple portions of the animation representation.

18. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to perform acts comprising:

processing a first portion of a set of data frames to produce a first portion of an animation representation, the first portion of the animation representation representing a first portion of an animation sequence in an animation of the set of data frames, and the first portion of the animation representation being formatted to be rendered without receiving all portions of the animation representation;

sending the first portion of the animation representation in a first batch over a computer network to a rendering environment;

processing a second portion of the set of data frames to produce a second portion of the animation representation, the second portion of the animation representation representing a second portion of an animation sequence in the animation of the set of data frames, at least part of the processing of the second portion being performed after sending the first portion of the animation representation to the rendering environment; and

sending the second portion of the animation representation in a second batch over the computer network to the rendering environment.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the acts further comprise:

receiving the first portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment;

rendering the first portion of the animation representation as part of the animation at the rendering environment;

receiving the second portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment; and

rendering the second portion of the animation representation as part of the animation at the rendering environment.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 19, wherein rendering the first portion of the animation representation begins before receiving the second portion of the animation representation at the rendering environment.