Silk^TM Animation Framework

An Open Java Animation API

The Silk^TM Animation Framework is an open Animation Application Programmer Interface (API) designed for set-top and mobile user interface developers to provide an advanced user experience while maintaining the smallest possible footprint.

• Up to 80% faster than leading competitors, according to independent tests
• Requires less than a 20k footprint; 30k with widgets

• Integrates with Eclipse Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Silk uses Java ME and SE gaming technology to provide seamless animated designs, rapid integration, and simple maintenance across multiple deployment platforms. The Silk Animation Framework allows you to turn an embedded device into a fully-featured, exciting to use media center that attracts customers and encourages interaction with the service and content providers.

With Mentis' Silk Animated Framework, developers may:

• Animate screen features by moving, sizing, and fading images and text
• Create mathematically modeled 3D spherical widgets, present equally-spaced icons on a sphere, and project the sphere on a 2D surface
• Extend sliding grid widget for smooth navigation of tabular data for Guides and Caller ID

 Silk^TM Features

• Presents spherical path widgets
• Impatience-accelerated animation using our Patent Pending Adaptive Smoothing technology
• Fade-in, fade-out images with smooth scaling and external caching
• Provides menu navigation and interactive ad insertion
• Supports fly-in ad insertion and instant purchase capability
• Enhanced by Silk Designer^TM, allowing screen development by non-technical personnel

 Benefits

• Easy to create and maintain animated user experience
• Facilitates deployment across multiple platforms, including set-top box, Web and mobile devices
• Allows you to create pliable, silky-smooth interfaces