Global Patent Index - EP 1754198 A1

EP 1754198 A1 20070221 - ANIMATION SYSTEMS

Title (en)

ANIMATION SYSTEMS

Title (de)

ANIMATIONSSYSTEME

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES D'ANIMATION

Publication

EP 1754198 A1 20070221 (EN)

Application

EP 05731119 A 20050411

Priority

  • GB 2005050048 W 20050411
  • GB 0411776 A 20040526
  • US 57502504 P 20040528
  • GB 0425229 A 20041116

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005116932A1] This invention relates to methods, apparatus, computer program code and signals for capturing and animating images. A method of providing an animated image, the method comprising: inputting and storing two-dimensional image data defining an image; inputting and storing coordinate data defining one or more reference coordinates within said image identifying at least one portion of said image for animation; inputting audio data defining sounds to which animation of said image is to be synchronised; reading a portion of said audio data; determining deformation mesh data for said image responsive to said portion of audio data using said coordinate data, said deformation mesh data defining a deformation mesh for generating a deformed version of said image; mapping said stored image data using said deformation mesh data to generate deformed image data defining an image deformed in accordance with said mesh; outputting said deformed image data to provide a frame of said animated image; and repeating said reading, determining, mapping and outputting to provide data for said animated image.

IPC 8 full level

G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 13/20 (2011.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06T 15/70 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06T 13/205 (2013.01); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005116932A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005116932 A1 20051208; EP 1754198 A1 20070221

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2005050048 W 20050411; EP 05731119 A 20050411