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Methods and apparatuses for expressing animation in a data stream

US8878857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter Graffagnino · San Francisco, US
Dave Hyatt · Kyle, US
Richard A. Blanchard · Los Altos, US
Kevin Calhoun · Sonoma, US
Gilles Drieu · San Francisco, US
Maciej Stachowiak · San Francisco, US
Don Melton · Redwood City, US
Darin B. Adler · Los Gatos, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2011
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T11/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods of expressing animation in a data stream are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of expressing animation in a data stream includes defining animation states in the data stream with each state having at least one property such that properties are animated as a group. The animation states that are defined in the data stream may be expressed as an extension of a styling sheet language. The data stream may include web content and the defined animation states.

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