Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User interface for controlling animation of an object
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制对象动画的用户界面
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Application No.: US12729912Application Date: 2010-03-23
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Publication No.: US08542238B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Gregory E. Niles , Stephen M. Sheeler , Guido Hucking
- Applicant: Gregory E. Niles , Stephen M. Sheeler , Guido Hucking
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G06T13/00
- IPC: G06T13/00
Abstract:
A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. In one embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes an arrow. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes two points on the circumference of the ellipse. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes a first rectangle, and the user-manipulable control element includes a second rectangle. In yet another embodiment, the user-manipulable control element includes two triangular regions, and the control area includes an area separating the two regions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100194763A1 User Interface for Controlling Animation of an Object Public/Granted day:2010-08-05
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