Method and system for animating a border
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1. A method, comprising:
- using a computer for performing;
providing a border associated with a selected portion of an image, the border comprising a plurality of pixels;
determining a direction of movement for the plurality of pixels according to which side of the border the selected portion of the image is located on; and
animating the plurality of pixels to move in the determined direction within the border.
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Abstract
The animation of a border is described. A border associated with a portion of an image is provided. The border comprises pixels and the pixels are animated such that the pixels move in a direction within the border. The direction is configured to identify a location of the portion of the image.
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1. A method, comprising:
using a computer for performing; providing a border associated with a selected portion of an image, the border comprising a plurality of pixels; determining a direction of movement for the plurality of pixels according to which side of the border the selected portion of the image is located on; and animating the plurality of pixels to move in the determined direction within the border. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions executable by a computer to perform:
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providing a contour associated with a selected portion of an image; and determining a direction of rotation for the contour according to which side of the contour the selected portion of the image is located on; and animating the contour to rotate in the determined direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a border processing application; a processor in communication with the memory, the processor being configured to execute the border processing application stored in the memory, the border processing application comprising program instructions for; providing a border associated with a selected portion of an image; providing a texture map; reducing the border into a plurality of vertices and a plurality of texture coordinates associated with the plurality of vertices; determining a direction of movement for the texture map according to which side of the border the selected portion of the image is located on; storing the plurality of vertices and the plurality of texture coordinates in a sequential order, the sequential order matching the determined direction of movement of the texture map; and communicating the texture map, the plurality of vertices, and the plurality of texture coordinates to a graphics processor; wherein the graphics processor is in communication with the memory and the processor, and the graphics processor comprises logic to animate the texture map to move according to the sequential order that matches the determined direction within the border. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
using a computer for performing; providing a border associated with a selected portion of an image; providing a texture map; determining a direction of movement for the texture map according to which side of the border the selected portion of the image is located on; generating in a sequential order a plurality of vertices associated with the border to match the determined direction within the border; and animating the border wherein the texture map moves according to the sequential order that matches the determined direction within the border. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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