TRIGGERING ANIMATION ACTIONS AND MEDIA OBJECT ACTIONS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G06F3/48 G06T13/00 G09G5/377 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to electronic presentation applications. In the method of triggering animation actions, a request may be received to trigger an animation action in response to reaching a bookmark during playback of a media object. In response to the request, data are stored defining a new animation timeline configured to perform the animation action when playback of the media object reaches the bookmark. When the media object is played back, a determination is made as to whether the bookmark has been encountered. If the bookmark is encountered, the new animation timeline is started, thereby triggering the specified animation action. An animation action may also be added to an animation timeline that triggers a media object action at a location within a media object. When the animation action is encountered during playback of the animation timeline, the specified media object action is performed on the associated media object.

EFFECT: providing integration between animation actions defined and playback of media objects, as well as faster and easier synchronisation of animation actions with specific locations within a media object.

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