Automatic UI Animation Rendering via Element Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Developers face challenges in creating aesthetically pleasing and intuitive user interfaces by rendering animations in response to user inputs, as configuring various animation attributes for different user interface elements can be complex and time-consuming.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that receives an indication of a user interface element selection, determines the element's characteristics and spatial coordinates, and renders an animation based on these factors, allowing for automatic animation rendering without manual configuration for each element.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If developers manually configure animation attributes for different user interface elements, then animation customization and aesthetics can be improved, but development time and complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of creating animationsVSAvoidanimation configuration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates animation configurations by detecting user interactions with interface elements and autonomously determining animation parameters such as timing, duration, and visual effects, eliminating the need for manual developer configuration while maintaining aesthetic quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts animation parameters based on the detected interface element type and user interaction context, automatically modifying properties like animation speed, trajectory, and visual characteristics to match the specific element being interacted with

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If developers create custom animations for each user interface element, then user interface aesthetics can be improved, but development time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevelopment speedVSAvoidanimation quality

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates animation instances by copying and adapting a base animation template for different interface elements, automatically adjusting parameters to match each element's characteristics while maintaining consistent quality across all animations without requiring separate custom animations for each element

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

A single animation system handles multiple types of user interface elements through automatic detection and parameter adjustment, making the animation engine universally applicable to buttons, links, icons, and other interactive elements without requiring element-specific configuration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9977566B2Computerized systems and methods for rendering an animation of an object in response to user input

Publication Date: 2018.05.22 GOOGLE LLC

AI summary

Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for rendering an animation of an object in response to a user selection in a user interface. In accordance with some embodiments, an indication of a selection of a user interface element may be received, and characteristics of the user interface element may be identified. Coordinates corresponding to a spatial location of the user selection may be determined. An animation of an object that changes over time may then be rendered based on the user coordinates and the identified characteristics of the user interface element.