Self modifying scene graph
US6263496A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/974
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for efficiently coding an animation sequence, utilizes a single instance of an encoded function, having an operation code specifying a function and arguments to be used in carrying out said function. A list of one or more arguments associated with the function is created for each animation sequence in which the function is called. At least one of the arguments is copied from the list into arguments of the encoded function. As a result, arguments in the list can be altered to alter the animation sequence during subsequent iterations without having to recreate an additional instance of the encoded function.
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