Patent ID: 8253747
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for animating an object, wherein animating the object comprises creating one or more duplicates of the object and animating the one or more duplicates according to a range in which the one or more duplicates moves, the method comprising: displaying a user interface comprising: receiving user input via the first user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the first user-manipulable control element to set the sector's size and the sector's position; receiving user input via the second user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the second user-manipulable control element to set the sector's size and the sector's position; receiving user input via the third user-manipulable control element, the input comprising dragging the third user-manipulable control element to set the sector's position without affecting the sector's size; and animating the object based on the received input.