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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Jonathan B. Ballagh, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas E. Fischaber, Golden, CO (US);
Roger B. Milne, Boulder, CO (US);
Krista M. Marks, Boulder, CO (US);
Jonathan B. Ballagh, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas E. Fischaber, Golden, CO (US);
Roger B. Milne, Boulder, CO (US);
Krista M. Marks, Boulder, CO (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are various approaches for displaying graphical objects. In one approach, first and second graphical objects are displayed in a first state. In the first state a portion of the second graphical object that is overlapped by a portion of the first graphical object is completely obstructed from view by the portion of the first graphical object. When in a second state, the first and second graphical objects are displayed in a manner different from the first state. In the second state the portion of the second graphical object that is overlapped by the portion of the first graphical object is represented as being visible along with the portion of the first object and with muted visibility relative to a portion of the second graphical object that is not overlapped by a portion of the first graphical object.