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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1994
Paul R Bonneau, North Bend, WA (US);
Christopher A Mason, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for creating and displaying dynamic special effects on graphic text objects. Preferably, the special effects are displayed in stages or animation frames, such that the special effects appear to move. In addition, the special effects preferably are displayed for a predetermined period and then the original text objects are redisplayed without the special effects. The system and method include alternate embodiments for displaying at least three different dynamic special effects: fade-out, shimmer, and sparkle. The fade-out embodiment erases progressively larger portions of a selected text object with each animation frame. The shimmer embodiment shifts consecutive rows or column of pixels of the selected text object in opposite directions with each animation frame. The sparkle embodiment displays random pixel patterns, referred to as sparkle grids, over random locations of the selected text object.
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