Method for representing animated menu buttons
CA 2775748 C · Owner: Thomson Licensing · Inventors: Ostermann, Ralf; Schiller, Harald; Adolph, Dirk
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Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are "unselected" "selected" or "activated". According to the invention the representation of a menu button may vary depending on its state. An image or an image sequence e.g. cartoon, may be associated to a buttons state providing user animation. Further, a sound or sound sequence e.g. melody or click, may be associated to a buttons state and may be played back when the button enters this state. A data structure is disclosed which allows …
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- Filed March 12, 2004 and granted February 24, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 12, 2024.
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