IP Library Granted Patent US 10,424,088
Granted Patent B2
US 10,424,088 · App. 16/040,256 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Method and apparatus for realizing color tween animation

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Patent No.
US 10,424,088
App. No.
16/040,256
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A start fill scheme in a first layer that is initially non-transparent is displayed on a display of a computing device. An end fill scheme in a different second layer that overlaps the first layer and is initially at least partially transparent is displayed on the display. A first transparency value of the first layer is gradually changed to a value corresponding to transparency. A second transparency of the second layer is gradually changed to a value corresponding to non-transparency. Both the first transparency value and the second transparency value are gradually changed during a particular time period. Gradually changing the first transparency value and the second transparency value includes changing the values by a plurality of increments over the particular time period.

Claims (55)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying, on a display of a computing device, a start fill scheme in a first layer that is initially non-transparent;

displaying, on the display, an end fill scheme in a different second layer that overlaps the first layer and is initially at least partially transparent; and

gradually changing a first transparency value of the first layer to a value corresponding to transparency, and gradually changing a second transparency of the second layer to a value corresponding to non-transparency, wherein both the first transparency value and the second transparency value are gradually changed during a particular time period, and wherein gradually changing the first transparency value and the second transparency value includes changing the values by a plurality of increments over the particular time period and displaying a color tween animation comprising:

changing, on the display, from a first fill scheme to a second fill scheme, including sequentially changing to an Nth fill scheme, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

setting the start fill scheme to the first fill scheme, and setting the end fill scheme to the second fill scheme;

performing a transparency change, making alternate ones of the first and second layer transparent; and

when the transparency change is completed:

when a kth fill scheme displayed at a current non-transparent layer is not an Nth fill scheme, displaying a (k+1)th fill scheme at a current completely transparent layer;

gradually changing transparency of the current completely transparent layer to non-transparent, and gradually changing transparency of the current completely non-transparent layer to completely transparent; and

repeating the displaying and gradually changing until k is greater than or equal to N, wherein k is a natural number.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein N is a credit rating of a user, wherein a kth credit rating corresponds to the kth fill scheme, the method further comprising:

for a user whose credit rating is 1, displaying the first fill scheme at the current non-transparent layer; and

deleting the completely transparent layer.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising deleting the current completely transparent layer after the color tween animation ends.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the start fill scheme and the end fill scheme comprise a fill scheme with effects of a gradual change, a texture, or a pattern.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a display area of the color tween animation comprises a fixed display area.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a display area of the color tween animation comprises a dynamically changing display area.

7. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

displaying, on a display of a computing device, a start fill scheme in a first layer that is initially non-transparent;

displaying, on the display, an end fill scheme in a different second layer that overlaps the first layer and is initially at least partially transparent; and

gradually changing a first transparency value of the first layer to a value corresponding to transparency, and gradually changing a second transparency of the second layer to a value corresponding to non-transparency, wherein both the first transparency value and the second transparency value are gradually changed during a particular time period, and wherein gradually changing the first transparency value and the second transparency value includes changing the values by a plurality of increments over the particular time period and displaying a color tween animation comprising:

changing, on the display, from a first fill scheme to a second fill scheme, including sequentially changing to an Nth fill scheme, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

setting the start fill scheme to the first fill scheme, and setting the end fill scheme to the second fill scheme;

performing a transparency change, making alternate ones of the first and second layer transparent; and

when the transparency change is completed:

when a kth fill scheme displayed at a current non-transparent layer is not an Nth fill scheme, displaying a (k+1)th fill scheme at a current completely transparent layer;

gradually changing transparency of the current completely transparent layer to non-transparent, and gradually changing transparency of the current completely non-transparent layer to completely transparent; and

repeating the displaying and gradually changing until k is greater than or equal to N, wherein k is a natural number.

8. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein N is a credit rating of a user, wherein a kth credit rating corresponds to the kth fill scheme, the operations further comprising:

for a user whose credit rating is 1, displaying the first fill scheme at the current non-transparent layer; and

deleting the completely transparent layer.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising deleting the current completely transparent layer after the color tween animation ends.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein a display area of the color tween animation comprises a fixed display area.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein a display area of the color tween animation comprises a dynamically changing display area.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the start fill scheme and the end fill scheme comprise a fill scheme with effects of a gradual change, a texture, or a pattern.

13. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

displaying, on a display of a computing device, a start fill scheme in a first layer that is initially non-transparent;

displaying, on the display, an end fill scheme in a different second layer that overlaps the first layer and is initially at least partially transparent; and

gradually changing a first transparency value of the first layer to a value corresponding to transparency, and gradually changing a second transparency of the second layer to a value corresponding to non-transparency, wherein both the first transparency value and the second transparency value are gradually changed during a particular time period, and wherein gradually changing the first transparency value and the second transparency value includes changing the values by a plurality of increments over the particular time period and displaying a color tween animation comprising:

changing, on the display, from a first fill scheme to a second fill scheme, including sequentially changing to an Nth fill scheme, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

setting the start fill scheme to the first fill scheme, and setting the end fill scheme to the second fill scheme;

performing a transparency change, making alternate ones of the first and second layer transparent; and

when the transparency change is completed:

when a kth fill scheme displayed at a current non-transparent layer is not an Nth fill scheme, displaying a (k+1)th fill scheme at a current completely transparent layer;

gradually changing transparency of the current completely transparent layer to non-transparent, and gradually changing transparency of the current completely non-transparent layer to completely transparent; and

repeating the displaying and gradually changing until k is greater than or equal to N, wherein k is a natural number.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein N is a credit rating of a user, wherein a kth credit rating corresponds to the kth fill scheme, the operations further comprising:

for a user whose credit rating is 1, displaying the first fill scheme at the current non-transparent layer; and

deleting the completely transparent layer.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising deleting the current completely transparent layer after the color tween animation ends.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the start fill scheme and the end fill scheme comprise a fill scheme with effects of a gradual change, a texture, or a pattern.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein a display area of the color tween animation comprises a fixed display area.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2018
From: ZHANG, NANA
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047474/0047 →