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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jee Young Park, San Bruno, CA (US);
Magnus H. Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Karen N. Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bradley W. Peebler, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some examples of the disclosure are directed to an animation editor graphical user interface associated with a content creation application. In some examples, the animation editor user interface includes a plurality of user interface options and tools for animating motion of an object displayed in the animation editor user interface. In some examples, the animation editor user interface includes an animation timeline including a plurality of cells. In some examples, the animation timeline is arranged in a grid format comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of cells. In some examples, the animation timeline includes a library of a plurality of motion effects. In some examples, movement of a representation of a respective motion effect to a respective cell in a respective column of the animation timeline adds the representation of the respective motion effect to one or more cells in the respective column.