Viewing point for a composition with multiple layers

• US 9,147,274 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2011
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Lettau, Ty
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Quoc A
• Application Number:
  US13/033,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20110214054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,678 Days
• Field of Search: 715/273, 715764-796, 345619-629
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A position of a viewing point within a plurality of layers of a composition is received. Of the plurality of layers, at least a layer that is immediately adjacent to the viewing point is displayed. Those layers, if any, that are on the opposite side of the viewing point as the displayed layer(s) are not displayed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a user interface, input identifying a position of a viewing point within layers of a multi-layer composition, wherein the layers of the multi-layer composition are stacked and at least partially overlapping, the viewing point being moveable using the user interface;

based on the position of the viewing point within the layers and a direction of the viewing point being down, displaying, by a processor, two or more underlying layers below the viewing point, wherein the two or more underlying layers are displayed at least partially overlapping, wherein those layers that are above the viewing point are not displayed, wherein a layer immediately below the viewing point is set to be an editing layer in response to the position of the viewing point;

receiving input identifying a second position of the viewing point within the layers; and

based on the second position of the viewing point and the direction of the viewing point being down, displaying layers below the second viewing point, wherein those layers that are above the second viewing point are not displayed.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying the two or more underlying layers comprises displaying all layers below the viewing point.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a modification to be performed on the displayed underlying layers and performing the modification.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying an indication of the position of the viewing point.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the indication includes a layer stack with a highlighted layer or icon representing the viewing point.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a user interface, input identifying a position of a viewing point within layers of a multi-layer composition, wherein the layers of the multi-layer composition are stacked and at least partially overlapping, the viewing point being moveable using the user interface;

based on the position of the viewing point within the layers and a direction of the viewing point being up, displaying, by a processor, two or more overlying layers above the viewing point, wherein the two or more overlying layers are displayed at least partially overlapping, wherein those layers that are below the viewing point are not displayed, wherein a layer immediately above the viewing point is set to be an editing layer in response to the position of the viewing point;

receiving input identifying a second position of the viewing point within the layers; and

based on the second position of the viewing point and the direction of the viewing point being up, displaying layers above the second viewing point, wherein those layers that are below the second viewing point are not displayed.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein displaying the two or more overlying layers comprises displaying all layers above the viewing point.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving a modification to be performed associated with the displayed overlying layers and performing the modification.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising displaying an indication of the position of the viewing point.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the indication includes a layer stack with a highlighted layer or icon representing the viewing point.

11. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

receive, via a user interface, input identifying a position of a viewing point within layers of a multi-layer composition, wherein the layers of the multi-layer composition are stacked and at least partially overlapping, the viewing point being moveable using the user interface;

based on the position of the viewing point within the layers, display two or more layers on one side of the viewing point, wherein the two or more layers are displayed at least partially overlapping, wherein those layers that are on an opposite side of the viewing point are not displayed, wherein a layer immediately adjacent to the one side of the viewing point is set to be an editing layer in response to the position of the viewing point;

receiving input identifying a second position of the viewing point within the layers; and

based on the second position of the viewing point, displaying layers on one side of the second viewing point, wherein those layers that are on an opposite side the second viewing point are not displayed.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the two or more layers comprise all layers on the one side of the viewing point.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the instructions when executed cause the processor to receive a modification and perform the modification.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the instructions when executed cause the processor to display an indication of the position of the viewing point.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the indication includes a layer stack with a highlighted layer or icon representing the viewing point.