Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for representing animated menu buttons
- Patent Title (中): 表示动画菜单按钮的方法
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Application No.: US10550262Application Date: 2004-03-12
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Publication No.: US07653882B2Publication Date: 2010-01-26
- Inventor: Jobst Hörentrup , Dirk Adolph , Ralf Ostermann , Harald Schiller , Hui Li
- Applicant: Jobst Hörentrup , Dirk Adolph , Ralf Ostermann , Harald Schiller , Hui Li
- Applicant Address: FR Boulogne-Billancourt
- Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing
- Current Assignee Address: FR Boulogne-Billancourt
- Agent Robert D. Shedd; Joseph J. Opalach; Reitseng Lin
- Priority: EP03006663 20030325
- International Application: PCT/EP2004/002561 WO 20040312
- International Announcement: WO2004/086392 WO 20041007
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title, a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed, with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are “unselected”, “selected” or “activated”. According to the invention, the representation of a menu button may vary, depending on its state. An image or an image sequence, e.g. cartoon, may be associated to a buttons state, providing user animation. Further, a sound or sound sequence, e.g. melody or click, may be associated to a buttons state, and may be played back when the button enters this state. A data structure is disclosed which allows storage of such menu data e.g. on a Blu-ray disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060215987A1 Method for representing animated menu buttons Public/Granted day:2006-09-28
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