EP 0919031 A1 19990602 - A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCRIPTING INTERACTIVE ANIMATED ACTORS
Title (en)
A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCRIPTING INTERACTIVE ANIMATED ACTORS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG INTERAKTIV ANIMIERTER AKTEURE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE SCENARISATION D'ACTEURS ANIMES INTERACTIFS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9713664 W 19970801
- US 2305296 P 19960802
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9806043A1] A system for the creation of real-time, behavior-based animated actors. The system provides tools to create actors that respond to users and to each other in real-time, with personalities and moods consistent with the author's goals and intentions. The system includes two subsystems. The first subsystem is an Animation Engine (20) that uses procedural techniques to enable authors to create layered, continuous, non-repetitive motions and smooth transitions between them. The second subsystem is a Behavior Engine (30) that enables authors to create sophisticated rules governing how actors communicate, change, and make decisions. The combined system provides an integrated set of tools for authoring the "minds" and "bodies" of interactive actors. The system uses an English-style scripting language so that creative experts who are not primarily programmers can create powerful interactive applications. The system allows authors of various abilities to create remarkably lifelike, responsively animated character interactions that can be run over networks in real-time.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63F 13/10 (2006.01); A63F 13/12 (2006.01); G06N 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 15/70 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63F 13/10 (2022.01 - EP); A63F 13/12 (2022.01 - EP); A63F 13/30 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/45 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/60 (2014.09 - US); G06N 3/004 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 13/40 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 2300/534 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/6018 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/65 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/6607 (2013.01 - EP US); G06T 2213/12 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9806043 A1 19980212; EP 0919031 A1 19990602; EP 0919031 A4 20060524
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9713664 W 19970801; EP 97935290 A 19970801