Patent ID: 7271815

Claim:
A method for generating and displaying a dynamic image on a display screen, said method comprising the steps of: superimposing a first virtual image layer approximately on a second virtual image layer, and superimposing said second virtual image layer approximately on a third virtual image layer, said third virtual image layer comprising a first background region, said second virtual image layer comprising a second background region in one state and a transparent region in another state, said second background region being different in appearance than said first background region, said first virtual image layer comprising a symbol surrounded by a transparent region, said second and first virtual image layers being approximately a same shape and size as each other, and being superimposed over a portion or all of said third virtual image layer; and repeatedly alternating said second virtual image layer between said one state and said other state such that a region surrounding said symbol blinks between said first background region and said second background region.