Method and system for displaying hypertext documents with visual effects
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for displaying a document, the method comprising:
- retrieving from the document an indication that an image described by a page description language is to be displayed within a display area with a bounce visual effect, the display area having borders; and
repeating the following steps to present the visual effect of bounding the image between the borders of the display area;
scrolling the image within the display area in a current direction; and
when a portion of the image is scrolled to intersect a border of the display area, reversing the direction of scrolling the image within the display area so that the image scrolls in a new current direction that is reverse of the previous current direction.
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Abstract
A computer system for displaying an image of a hypertext document in an animated marquee. The computer system includes a hypertext document viewer that receives an identification of a hypertext document and generates an image of the hypertext document: The computer system also includes a marquee object that receives an identification of an hypertext document, that invokes the hypertext document viewer to generate an image of the hypertext document, and that displays the image of the generated hypertext document. The computer system also includes a browser that receives an identification of an hypertext document that contains an indication of the marquee object along with a reference to another hypertext document and that invokes the hypertext document viewer sending the identification of the hypertext document. When the hypertext document viewer receives the identification of the hypertext document that contains the indication of the marquee object, the hypertext document viewer sends the reference to the other hypertext document to the marquee object. The marquee object generates an image of the other hypertext document and displays the generated image of the other hypertext document in an animated manner.
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56 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for displaying a document, the method comprising:
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retrieving from the document an indication that an image described by a page description language is to be displayed within a display area with a bounce visual effect, the display area having borders; and repeating the following steps to present the visual effect of bounding the image between the borders of the display area; scrolling the image within the display area in a current direction; and when a portion of the image is scrolled to intersect a border of the display area, reversing the direction of scrolling the image within the display area so that the image scrolls in a new current direction that is reverse of the previous current direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method in a computer system for displaying a document, the method comprising:
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retrieving from the document an indication that an image described by a page description language is to be displayed within a display area with a circular visual effect, the display area having borders, the image having a leading edge and a trailing edge; scrolling a copy of the image within the display area in a direction; and repeating the following to present the visual effect of displaying the image in a circular manner within the display area; when the trailing edge of the image is scrolled to intersect a border of the display area, scrolling another copy of the image within the display area in the direction so that the trailing edge of one copy of the image is followed by the leading edge of another copy of the image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method in a computer system for animating a display of an image generated from a document described by a page description language, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of an animation type; generating an image of the document; and repeatedly displaying the generated image within a display area to animate the image in accordance with the received animation type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method in a computer system for displaying a plurality of images within a display area, the method comprising:
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for each of the plurality of images, receiving an identification of a document described by a page description language that contains a definition of the image; and generating an image corresponding to the identified document; and animating each of the plurality of generated images in the display area so that one generated image is followed by another of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer system for displaying an image of a hypertext document, comprising:
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a hypertext document viewer for receiving an identification of a hypertext document and for generating an image of the hypertext document; a marquee object for receiving an identification of an hypertext document, for invoking the hypertext document viewer to generate an image of the hypertext document, and for displaying the image of the generated hypertext document; and a browser for receiving an identification of an hypertext document that contains an indication of the marquee object along with a reference to another hypertext document and for invoking the hypertext document viewer sending the identification of the hypertext document wherein, for each of a plurality of images, when the hypertext document viewer receives the identification of the hypertext document that contains the indication of the marquee object, the hypertext viewer sends the reference to the other hypertext document to the marquee object for generating an image of the other hypertext document and for displaying the generated image of the other hypertext document, animating each of the plurality of generated images in the display area so that one generated image is followed by another of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for causing a computer system to animate a display of an image generated from a document described by a page description language by:
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receiving an indication of an animation type; generating an image of the document; and displaying the generated image within a display area to animate the image in accordance with the received animation type. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer-readable medium for causing a computer system to display a plurality of images within a display area, by:
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for each of the plurality of images, receiving an identification of a document described by a page description language that contains a definition of the image; and generating an image corresponding to the identified document; and animating each of the plurality of generated images in the display area so that one generated image is followed by another of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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