Patent ID: 7391420

Claim:
An electronic display system operative to facilitate interactive graphical interface animation by a user, comprising: a central processing unit, coupled to a system bus; a memory unit coupled to the system bus and having loaded therein an operating system, application programs and computer-executable instructions for: inserting a desired image onto a first window; inserting text anchors onto a second window by, for each anchor, selecting a desired emotion from a plurality of predetermined emotions; and upon a cursor being dragged over the second window to a desired anchor, additively applying characteristics of the emotion associated with the desired anchor to the desired image based on a proximity of the cursor to the desired anchor; a display unit coupled to the system bus; a cursor control unit arranged to provide signals to control movement of a cursor on the display unit; and the system bus, for linking the central processing unit, the display unit, the memory unit, and the cursor control unit.