Apparatus and method for implementing visual animation illustrating results of interactive editing operations
US5880743A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/80
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for animating editing changes on a display device is provided. The invention is designed to operate preferably with a graphical editing system that permits both handwritten and typewritten data entry. Both the primary changes made by the user and the contextual changes resulting from the primary changes are animated at a visually apparent rate in multiple steps to permit a user and other viewers of the display device to understand the effects of an editing change on surrounding objects. The number of steps in which the changes are animated depends on the number of changes which must be made and the operation performed.
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