Character animation
US6772122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating an animated character representation. This is achieved by using marked-up data including both content data and presentation data. The system then uses this information to generate phoneme and viseme data representing the speech to be presented by the character. By providing the presentation data this ensures that at least some variation in character appearance will automatically occur beyond that of the visemes required to make the character appear to speak. This contributes to the character having a far more lifelike appearance.
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