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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Gregory E. Niles, Culver City, CA (US);
Stephen M. Sheeler, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Guido Hucking, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory E. Niles, Culver City, CA (US);
Stephen M. Sheeler, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Guido Hucking, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. In one embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes an arrow. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes an ellipse, and the user-manipulable control element includes two points on the circumference of the ellipse. In yet another embodiment, the control area includes a first rectangle, and the user-manipulable control element includes a second rectangle. In yet another embodiment, the user-manipulable control element includes two triangular regions, and the control area includes an area separating the two regions.