Method and system for providing animated font for character and command input to a computer
AssigneeCo-operwrite Limited
InventorsGeoffrey Norman Walter GAY, Billy MOON
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Abstract
A method includes receiving from a user a gesture input and correlating the gesture input with a first animated font character in an animated font character library. As the gesture input continues, the first animated font character morphs into a second animated font character to give a visual appearance to the user of a character forming on the display device. In this regard, the first animated font character and the second animated font character can be component animated font characters that are each segments of a completed animated font character that is formed in step with the gesture input.
Claims20
A method for providing visual feedback of a gesture input, comprising:
- receiving the gesture input;
- correlating the gesture input with a first animated font character in an animated font character library, wherein the animated font character library is associated with a private use area of a character encoding method;
- and
- displaying the first animated font character from the animated font character library on a display device.
A system for visual feedback of a handwritten character input, the system comprising:
- a standard font character library having a plurality of standard font characters;
- an animated font character library correlated with a private use area, wherein the animated font character library further having a plurality of animated font characters, wherein the animated font characters further having a plurality of component animated font characters and a plurality of completed animated font characters, wherein at least two of the component animated font characters are segments of at least one of the completed animated font characters;
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- a display device for displaying animated font characters from the animated font character library.
A computer device comprising:
- a standard font character library having a plurality of standard font characters;
- a private use area having an animation library;
- a plurality of frames in the animation library that when arranged in a sequence show an animated visual scene;
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- a display device for displaying the plurality of frames.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.