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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin David James Grealish, Seattle, WA (US);

Randy Joe Dodgen, Seattle, WA (US);

Oscar P. Kozlowski, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

Updating graphical user interface elements. A method includes accessing a graphical user interface which includes an initial view including graphical elements. Each of the following are performed (in order) if determined to be applicable: (1) updating in the graphical user interface any pan elements that are outside of the initial view; (2) animating any changes in axes of the graphical user interface to set the stage for data modifications; (3) performing any data element animations in the graphical user interface, including any moves, any additions, any removals and any changes for all updates except those already added in when updating any pan elements that are outside of the initial view and pan element removals that will not be visible in a final view; (4) animating any changes in the axes to the final view; and (5) updating any remaining elements that are now out of view.


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