METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL RESPONSIVE ACTION BY A COMPUTER-GENERATED CHARACTER - Patent 1177528

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EP 1 177 528 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(21)	Application number: 99937371.5

(22)	Date of filing: 21.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06T 11/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9916/553

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0137/218 (25.05.2001 Gazette 2001/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

21.07.1998 US 93523 P

(71)	Applicants:
	Haptek, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4429 (US) Shaw, Christopher D. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) Wilson, Orion Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) Veal, Marlon Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHAW, Christopher, D. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) WILSON, Orion Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) VEAL, Marlon Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US)

(74)	Representative: Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys. et al
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost - Altenburg - Geissler - Isenbruck, Galileiplatz 1 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL RESPONSIVE ACTION BY A COMPUTER-GENERATED CHARACTER