SMOOTH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN ANIMATIONS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G06T13/00 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises: starting a first animation of the user interface element, wherein the first animation includes adjusting a value of a property of the first element; wherein the property is a size property that affects the size of the element when the value is adjusted; setting a transmission mode which specifies what actions to take when the second animation is started and the first animation is still adjusting the value of the size property of the element; detecting a trigger signal for the second animation while the first animation is running, wherein the first and second animations adjust the value of the size property of the element, wherein the trigger signal is an event generated in response to a user interaction with the element; recalculating a value of the property of the user interface element during the running of the first animation; storing the recalculated value of the property each time the value is recalculated; and causing the second animation to run using the specified transmission mode.

EFFECT: high quality and continuity when viewing animations.

19 cl, 10 dwg