Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hand drawn animation motion paths
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Application No.: US16453646Application Date: 2019-06-26
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Publication No.: US11004249B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Ryan John Poling , Steven G. Forrest , Amy W. Hung , Daniel H. Mai , Gary W. Gehiere , Jonathan Cho , Thomas Valentine Frauenhofer
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder PC
- Main IPC: G06T13/80
- IPC: G06T13/80 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06T11/20

Abstract:
Techniques are provided for hand drawing an animation motion path for an object to follow on a graphical user interface (GUI). The motion path may be drawn with a user's finger or drawing device, such as an Apple Pencil®, by selecting a drawing tool (e.g., a freehand tool and/or straight line tool). A new motion path may be added to an existing motion path, such that the new motion path is an extension of the existing motion path. The new motion path may also be added to an end point of an existing motion path, such that the new motion path is a different segment of a motion path and is associated with a new key frame. A motion path segment may be split into additional segments with new key frames, reshaped using editing points, redrawn, and/or deleted from the overall motion path. In some embodiments, the actions applied to the object (e.g., motion path) may be indicated by an associated tray that provides editable context-specific properties related to the action.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200302671A1 HAND DRAWN ANIMATION MOTION PATHS Public/Granted day:2020-09-24
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