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8446415 |
Framework for graphics animation and compositing operations
A framework for performing graphics animation and compositing operations has a layer tree for interfacing with the application and a render tree for interfacing with a render engine. Layers in the...
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8446298 |
Quick record function in a smart pen computing system
Embodiments of the invention present a system and method for controlling audio capture by a smart pen based computing system. An audio capture mechanism that is independent from a gesture capture...
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8446414 |
Programming APIS for an extensible avatar system
Disclosed is an application programming interface (API) that provides for an extensible avatar system. In one embodiment an API may allow video game applications to retrieve structures of data...
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8441485 |
Method and apparatus for generating video animation
The examples of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for generating a video animation, and the method and apparatus relate to the animation field. The method includes: receiving a...
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8436861 |
Pose-based collision fly-papering: a method of simulating objects in computer animation
Methods and an apparatus allow animators to control the extent by which scripted character motions affect simulated objects' motions. The simulated objects are connected to the character or...
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8436860 |
Techniques for using depth maps
Techniques for determining a position of a component of an animated object relative to a surface represented by a depth map and updating the state of the animated object based upon the...
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8432400 |
Transitional animation for generating tree maps
A two-dimensional tree representation of a hierarchical data structure is displayed. A first transitional animation is generated that graphically represents a first portion of the two-dimensional...
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8432401 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program
[Problems] An appropriate motion expression in which a processing load on image processing for a motion of a character is reduced and a predetermined site of the character is in contact with a...
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8432390 |
Apparatus system and method for human-machine interface
There is provided a 3D human machine interface (“3D HMI”), which 3D HMI may include: (1) an image acquisition assembly, (2) an initializing module, (3) an image segmentation module, (4) a seg...
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8433299 |
System for providing interactive media to user of mobile device
A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices. A computer or PC comprising an interactive media generator is used...
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8427484 |
Authored motion transitions
An animation creator authors a transition between two different pre-authored motions of a degree of freedom of an object such as an animatronic or virtual character. The author selects an arbitrary...
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8427483 |
Drawing figures in computer-based drawing applications
Techniques for associating a graphics object with one of a plurality of target regions of a graphical object template are disclosed. The graphics object is associated with one of the target regions...
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8429557 |
Application programming interfaces for scrolling operations
At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include an environment with user interface software interacting with a software application. A method for operating through an application...
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8429174 |
Methods, systems, and data structures for performing searches on three dimensional objects
Techniques are provided for searching on three dimensional (3D) objects across large, distributed repositories of 3D models. 3D shapes are created for input to a search system; optionally...
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8421804 |
System and method of streaming 3-D wireframe animations
Optimal resilience to errors in packetized streaming 3-D wireframe animation is achieved by partitioning the stream into layers and applying unequal error correction coding to each layer...
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8421806 |
Method of optimizing rendering of a multimedia scene, and the corresponding program, signal, data carrier, terminal and reception method
A method is provided for describing a multimedia scene comprising a set of objects that can be animated. This method provides at least one item of information of optimization, provided for...
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8421805 |
Smooth morphing between personal video calling avatars
Dynamic animated avatars selectively morph to reveal or depict the user's identity while simultaneously emulating or tracking active movements associated with the user's verbal stream or perceived...
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8416246 |
Generating a surface representation of an item
Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for generating a surface representation of an item includes identifying, for a point on an item in an animation process, at least...
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8416245 |
Creation of motion blur in image processing
Motion blur is created in images by utilizing a motion vector. Vertices are developed with each vertex including a motion vector. The motion vector is indicative of how far vertices have moved...
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8417797 |
System and method for seamlessly providing video content to client systems over a network
A system and method for providing video content to a client system is disclosed. The system includes a server and a computer coupled by a network. The server obtains operating environment...
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8411092 |
2D imposters for simplifying processing of plural animation objects in computer graphics generation
The technology herein involves use of 2D imposters to achieve seemingly 3D effects with high efficiency where plural objects such as animated characters move together such as when one character...
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8412705 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes a search unit configured to search for an object, a selection unit configured to select a plurality of objects from among objects searched for by the search...
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8411830 |
System, method and computer program product for extracting user profiles and habits based on speech recognition and calling history for telephone system advertising
A system, method and computer program product for providing targeted messages to a person using telephony services by generating user profile information from telephony data and using the user...
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8411967 |
Constraint-based ordering for temporal coherence of stroke based animation
A renderer allows for a flexible and temporally coherent ordering of strokes in the context of stroke-based animation. The relative order of the strokes is specified by the artist or inferred from...
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8405663 |
Simulated resolution of stopwatch
There is described a mobile device comprising a display screen for displaying an image of a clock having a resolution of at least a first digit representing a tenth of a second and a second digit...
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8405662 |
Generation of video
An apparatus and a method are provided for generating video data derived from the execution of a computer program. In a first mode, the apparatus is operable to (a) execute a computer program...
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8405660 |
Method and system for streaming documents, E-mail attachments and maps to wireless devices
A method for streaming a vector image to a client computer, including: accessing a pre-processed vector image that was generated from a vector image, the pre-processed vector image including a...
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8405664 |
Inversion of post-skinning features
A computer-implemented method includes identifying a representation of a feature of an animated character by inverting an skinned representation of the feature in one position. The inversion...
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8405658 |
Estimation of light color and direction for augmented reality applications
One embodiment of the invention sets forth a technique for shading a graphics object inserted into a video feed of a real-world scene based on lighting conditions in the real-world scene. The...
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8405661 |
Method for modeling and animating object trajectories in three-dimensional space
A method for modeling and animating an object trajectory in three-dimensional (3D) space. The trajectory includes at least one course which represents a 3D model mesh. A course includes at least...
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8400455 |
Method and apparatus for efficient offset curve deformation from skeletal animation
A method for use in animation includes establishing an influence primitive, associating the influence primitive with a model having a plurality of model points, and for each of the plurality of...
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8400456 |
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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8400454 |
System and method for creating motion blur
An embedded, programmable motion blur system and method is described herein. Embodiments include applying displacement on a vertex level and amplification on a primitive level within a graphics...
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8395626 |
Method and system for interactive simulation of materials
A method and system for interactive simulation of materials. The method and system provide flexible simulation, the ability to combine rigid and flexible simulation, a collision-detection method...
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8395627 |
Spline technique for 2D electronic game
A technique for generating splines in two dimensions for use in electronic game play is disclosed. The technique includes generating a computer graphic of a shape to be animated that is formed by...
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8395614 |
Generating an asset for interactive entertainment using digital image capture
Systems, methods and apparatus for generating an asset for a simulated environment using digital image capture are disclosed. An outline of an object in a digital image is automatically traced to...
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8392151 |
Preview of an object in graphical modeling environments
Graphical programming or modeling environments in which a preview window of an object is provided are disclosed. The preview window may be provided when the pointer of a pointing device hovers over...
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8390629 |
Methods and apparatus for designing animatronics units from articulated computer generated characters
A method for specifying a design for an animatronics unit includes receiving motion data comprising artistically determined motions, determining a design for construction of at least a portion of...
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8384720 |
Distinguishing requests for presentation time from requests for data time
Techniques are provided for managing Presentation Time in a digital rendering system for presentation of temporally-ordered data when the digital rendering system includes a Variable Rate...
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8384721 |
System and method for video choreography
An electronic entertainment system for creating a video sequence by executing video game camera behavior based upon a video game sound file includes a memory configured to store an action...
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8384710 |
Displaying and using 3D graphics on multiple displays provided for gaming environments
3D images (or graphics) are effectively displayed across multiple displays provided in a gaming environment based on a 3D imaging (or graphics) model (or world). A game scene for a game played on a...
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8384713 |
Lightweight three-dimensional display
A computer-implemented imaging process method includes generating a progression of images of a three-dimensional model and saving the images at a determined location, generating mark-up code for...
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8384719 |
Avatar items and animations
Mechanisms for accessorizing avatars with animated items. Avatars may be accessorized by items that have animations that are item specific, or they may be accessorized by items that apply to the...
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8379134 |
Object detection and selection using gesture recognition
Object detection and selection for use in a device having digital camera functionality is described. The mechanism detects the occurrence of a gesture by a pointing member in an image frame...
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8379029 |
Looping motion space registration for real-time character animation
A method for generating a looping motion space for real-time character animation may include determining a plurality of motion clips to include in the looping motion space and determining a number...
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8379028 |
Rigweb
In various embodiments, techniques are provided for collaborating and developing a body of knowledge for animation rigging for use in CGI and computer-aided animation. In an embodiment, a computer...
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8373705 |
Method for computing animation parameters of objects of a multimedia scene
A method is provided for creating a multimedia scene including at least one object animation, designed to be reproduced on at least one radio communication terminal. At least one of the animations...
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8374422 |
Face expressions identification
In the last few years, face expression measurement has been receiving significant attention mainly due to advancements in areas such as face detection, face tracking and face recognition. For face...
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8373706 |
Real-time goal-directed performed motion alignment for computer animated characters
A method for real-time, goal-directed performed motion alignment for computer animated characters. A sequence of periodic locomotion may be seamlessly aligned with an arbitrarily placed and rotated...
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8373716 |
Parallel approximation of distance maps
Method for parallel approximation of distance maps on a discrete representation of a manifold, the method comprising: for at least one Euclidean grid applied on the discrete representation of a...
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