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Animation creation and management in presentation application programs

  • US 9,305,385 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2011
  • Issued: 04/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

  • present, on a display that is in communication with the computer, a canvas and an object on the canvas;

    receive a start point and an end point, the start point and end point located on a motion path object;

    receive a motion path object animation effect for the object;

    present, on the display, the object, the start point, the end point, and the motion path object on the canvas;

    receive a selection of the motion path object;

    in response to the motion path object being selected, present a ghost version of the object in proximity to the end point, the ghost version of the object representing the object after the motion path object animation effect has been performed;

    add the motion path object animation effect to an animation timeline, the animation timeline comprising a plurality of animation effects; and

    analyze the plurality of animation effects in the animation timeline to determine one or more discrete states generated for the animation timeline and determine which of the plurality of animation effects in the animation timeline are triggered by an after previous trigger or a user-controlled trigger, wherein each of the one or more discrete states includes at least one animation effect and wherein an animation effect that is triggered by the after previous trigger or the user-controlled trigger indicates a start of a discrete state of the one or more discrete states generated for the animation timeline.

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