Method and device for generating a blended animation

US11776192B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Behrooz Mahasseni · San Jose, US
• Aashi Manglik · Sunnyvale, US
• Mark Drummond · Palo Alto, US
• Edward S. Ahn · Mountain View, US
• Shaun D. Budhram · San Jose, US
• Siva Chandra Mouli Sivapurapu · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 27, 2023
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N20/20
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one implementation, a method for generating a blended animation. The method includes: obtaining a motion input vector for a current time period; generating a motion output vector and pose information for the current time period based on the motion input vector; selecting an animated motion from a bank of animated motions for the current time period that matches the pose information within a threshold tolerance value; obtaining a blending coefficients vector for the current time period; generating a blended animation for the current time period by blending the motion output vector with the animated motion based on the blending coefficients vector; and generating a reward signal for the blended animation for the current time period.