Animated menu bar
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorBas Ording
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Abstract
The present invention provides a transition between two or more menu bars. The transition provided is both useful and aesthetic in that is enhances the aesthetic transition between the menu bars and serves to notify a user of such a transition. The transition is animated with one of a number of different animation techniques, such as rotation, scrolling, shading, virtual lighting, and the like. Three-dimensional graphics mapping may be provided to enhance the animation of the menu bar.
Claims23
A method for providing an aesthetically pleasing transition between two or more menu bars comprising the steps of:
- determining to change from a first menu bar currently displayed;
- updating a computer display to display a second menu bar in place of the first menu bar;
- and
- rendering animation graphics to animate the transition between the first and second menu bars.
A system for providing an aesthetically pleasing transition between two or more menu bars in a computer graphical user interface, comprising:
- means for determining to change from a first menu bar currently displayed;
- means for updating a computer display to display a second menu bar in place of the first menu bar;
- and
- means for rendering animation graphics to animate the transition between the menu bars.
A computer readable medium containing a program that executes the following steps:
- determining to change from a first menu bar currently displayed;
- updating a computer display to display a second menu bar in place of the first menu bar;
- and
- rendering animation graphics to animate the transition between the first and second menu bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.