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User customized animated video and method for making the same

US8963926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2010
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/816
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A customized animation video system and method generate a customized or personalized animated video using user input where the customized animated video is rendered in a near immediate timeframe (for example, in less than 10 minutes). The customized animation video system and method of the present invention enable seamless integration of an animated representation of a subject or other custom object into the animated video. That is, the system and method of the present invention enable the generation of an animated representation of a subject that can be viewed from any desired perspective in the animated video without the use of multiple photographs or other 2D depictions of the subject. Furthermore, the system and method of the present invention enables the generation of an animated representation of a subject that is in the same graphic style as the rest of the animated video.

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