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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Mark Anders, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Hatwich, San Francisco, CA (US);
James W. Doubek, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joaquin Cruz Blas, Jr., Pacifica, CA (US);
Mark Anders, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Hatwich, San Francisco, CA (US);
James W. Doubek, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joaquin Cruz Blas, Jr., Pacifica, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling the structure of animated documents are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes displaying, via a graphical user interface, a representation of a document, where the document includes a programmatic component configured to create an animation by manipulating a structure of the document, a static structure of the document corresponds to the structure of the document when the animation is not performed, and the animation, upon execution, is rendered starting from an original base state that at least partially defines the static structure. The method also includes, in response to receiving a selection corresponding to a state of the animation, designating the selected state as a new base state, wherein the new base state is different from the original base state. The method further includes altering the static structure of the document to correspond to the new base state.