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7555528 |
Systems and methods for virtually representing devices at remote sites
Methods and systems for virtually representing devices at remote sites are provided. Such methods may include registering information associated with a device, generating a virtual representation...
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7554549 |
System and method for tracking facial muscle and eye motion for computer graphics animation
A motion tracking system enables faithful capture of subtle facial and eye motion using a surface electromyography (EMG) detection method to detect muscle movements and an electrooculogram (EOG)...
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7554542 |
Image manipulation method and system
An animation system is made up of an audio analysis unit, having an audio output and a state change output, and a control unit having an input and an output, the input being constructed to receive...
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7549131 |
Method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code
The present invention relates to a method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code. When using a graphic program...
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7548248 |
Method and apparatus for image blending
Methods and apparatuses for blending two images using vector table look up operations. In one aspect of the invention, a method to blend two images includes: loading a vector of keys into a vector...
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7548237 |
System and method for managing visual structure, timing, and animation in a graphics processing system
A visual tree structure as specified by a program is constructed and maintained by a visual system's user interface thread. As needed, the tree structure is traversed on the UI thread, with changes...
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7548241 |
Determining a node path through a node graph
Determining a node path through a node graph includes modifying the node graph in accordance with a predetermined platform performance, performing a path finding process through the node graph to...
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7548242 |
Systems and methods for integrating graphic animation technologies in fantasy sports contest applications
Systems and methods for integrating graphic animation technologies with fantasy sports contest applications are provided. This invention enables a fantasy sports contest application to depict plays...
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7548243 |
Dynamic scene descriptor method and apparatus
A method for rendering a frame of animation includes retrieving scene descriptor data that specifies at least one object, wherein the object is associated with a first database query, wherein the...
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7545390 |
Multiple backdrop compositing
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for compositing a digital image. The invention performs the steps of providing a current accumulation image;...
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7545378 |
Foot roll rigging
A system and method enables animators to pose character models' feet. An initial foot model position is received. The initial foot model position specifies a foot model contact point. One or more...
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7545374 |
Image display control program, image display control method, and video game device
An image display control program for displaying a plurality of objects on a display unit from a plurality of angles is disclosed, the image display control program causing a video game device to...
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7545379 |
Artist directed volume preserving deformation and collision resolution for animation
A computer-based animation method and system for deforming animated characters (people, animals, etc.) using a volume preserving and collision resolution process for the animation. Parts of a...
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7539606 |
System and method for efficiently simulating and imaging realistic water surface and other effects
Water surface and other effects are efficiently simulated to provide real time or near real time imaging on low-capacity computer graphics computation platforms. Water and other surfaces are...
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7538780 |
Drawing processing apparatus, display apparatus, drawing processing method and navigation apparatus
A drawing processing apparatus and method wherein scrolling display which provides no sense of incongruity is achieved in 3D display. 3D information is produced using information in a drawing...
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7535472 |
Method for generating intuitive quasi-eigen faces
In blendshape-based facial animation, two main approaches are used to create the key expressions: manual sculpting and statistically-based techniques. Hand-generated expressions have the advantage...
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7535473 |
Collaborative environments in a graphical information system
Collaborative environments in a geographic information system (GIS). Collaboration between multiple processors can be provided within the GIS. A first processor can stream to a server session list...
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7535470 |
Article of manufacture for displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions
An article of manufacture for displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system includes creating a graphical map of the road system which includes one or more segments....
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7532217 |
Methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events
The methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events include declaratively playing a first media sequence; and declaratively initiating a second media sequence at a...
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7529674 |
Speech animation
Methods and systems, including computer program products, for speech animation. The system includes a speech animation engine and a client application in communication with the speech animation...
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7525546 |
Mixture model for motion lines in a virtual reality environment
Improved human-like realism of computer opponents in racing or motion-related games is provided by using a mixture model to determine a dynamically prescribed racing line that the AI driver is to...
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7522165 |
Method and system for a computer-rendered three-dimensional mannequin
A human body is three-dimensionally reproduced to create a computer-rendered model. The model is dynamically manipulable to adjust or customize the dimensions of the model to specified...
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7518611 |
Extensible library for storing objects of different types
A library can store different types of multimedia objects, including effects (for example, behaviors, filters, fonts, and particle effects) and content (for example, audio clips, video clips, and...
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7519507 |
System, method, and computer program product for quantitative video benchmarking
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for quantitatively gauging video processing. In use, at least one quantitative aspect and at least one qualitative aspect of video...
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7515367 |
Method of controlling a lighting device
A digital micromirror device (“DMD”) is used to alter the shape of light that is projected onto a stage. The DMD selectively reflects some light, thereby shaping the light that is projected...
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7515155 |
Statistical dynamic modeling method and apparatus
A method for animating soft body characters has a preparation phase followed by an animation phase. In the preparation phase, the skin deformation of the character model is determined for a set of...
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7515156 |
Method and apparatus for parallel speculative rendering of synthetic images
A method, apparatus and computer program product for parallel speculative rendering of synthetic images in an image rendering system are presented. The operations include obtaining measurements...
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7515154 |
Layout element arranging device, layout element arranging method, layout element arranging program, computer readable recording medium, and electronic apparatus
A layout element arranging device for arranging a predetermined number of layout elements having directions, which are sequentially arranged, on a plurality of paths having a plurality of...
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7512537 |
NLP tool to dynamically create movies/animated scenes
The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates integrating natural language input and graphics in a cooperative manner. In particular, as natural language input is...
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7511718 |
Media integration layer
A media integration layer including an application programming interface (API) and an object model allows program code developers to interface in a consistent manner with a scene graph data...
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7509590 |
Representing three-dimensional data
A machine-readable definition of a scene including three dimensional objects is represented. A schematic representation of the scene displays an object in which elements of the object are defined...
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7508393 |
Three dimensional animated figures
A system comprising a plurality of three dimensional artificially animated portraits for performing preprogrammed animations of voice and facial expressions in the form of a scripted dialogue...
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7505042 |
Editing apparatus, editing method, and program
The present invention provides an editing apparatus, an editing method, and a program by which a user can freely and easily apply an effect while visually confirming a motion-image to be edited....
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7505051 |
Method for generating a slide show of an image
The present invention discloses methods for generating a slide show of an image. With the methods, every still image could be displayed with the vivid effect of a dynamic video. The steps of one...
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7495667 |
Post production integration platform
Disclosed is a computer software application which integrates video, animation and sound file formats into a unified work environment. The proposed invention includes a unified timeline and a...
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7496416 |
Input/output curve editor
A method of varying the relationship between a scalar input parameter and a scalar output parameter, by: displaying a relationship between an input parameter and an output parameter as a curve on a...
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7492367 |
Apparatus, system and method for interpreting and reproducing physical motion
An apparatus, system and method for turning physical motion into an interpretable language which when formed into sentences reproduces the original motion. This system may be referred to herein as...
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7492915 |
Dynamic sound source and listener position based audio rendering
This invention describes the use of dynamic sound source and listener position (DSSLP) based audio rendering to achieve high quality audio effects using only a moderate amount of increased audio...
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7486294 |
Vector graphics element-based model, application programming interface, and markup language
An element object model and a vector graphics markup language for using that element object model in a manner that allows program code developers to consistently interface with a scene graph data...
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7486296 |
Caricature generating system and method
A caricature generating system and method. The caricature generating system comprises an edge tracing and stroking unit, a posterizing and texturing unit, an image blending unit, a facial image...
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7486295 |
Pickwalking methods and apparatus
A method for an animation environment includes displaying a first geometric object on a display, wherein the first geometric object comprises a plurality of geometric components, wherein the...
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7483030 |
Interactive spacetime constraints: wiggly splines
Animation techniques for producing physically-realistic animation while providing the interactivity and control desired by animators. Techniques are provided specifying animation for motion...
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7483026 |
Method of displaying product and service performance data
An entertaining and informative method of displaying competitive product performance data is disclosed. The various embodiments include a method for displaying product performance data by use of...
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7483553 |
Caricature exaggeration
Caricature exaggeration systems, engines, and methods create a drawing of a facial image, compare relationships among facial features in the drawing to corresponding relationships in facial images...
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7479963 |
Method and system for performing computer graphic simulation of a fluid using target-driven control
Method and system for efficiently controlling animated smoke which utilizes a sequence of target smoke states to generate a smoke simulation in which the smoke is driven towards each of these...
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7479958 |
Image generating device and image generating method
An image generating device for forming a behind object prepared with polygon data as a part of the background of a virtual three-dimensional space and generating images of the movement of a...
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7477254 |
Smooth transitions between animations
Smooth transitions between rich media (e.g., animations of visual elements of a UI) are provided when a “second” animation is started on a property of a visual element for which a “first”...
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7477253 |
Storage medium storing animation image generating program
An animation image generating program is provided which allows animation images to be readily generated by CG without complicated setups, and more particularly the animation image generating...
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7472053 |
Geometric model database for use in ubiquitous computing
A system and process for providing a geometric model database for use in an ubiquitous computing environment. In general, the geometric model database system and process is capable of accepting...
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7472046 |
Apparatus and method of simulating the movement of elements through a region of 3D space
The movement of elements through a region of three dimensional (3D) space is simulated by utilizing a number of two dimensional (2D) grids to define the region of 3D space. Movement information is...
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