Generating animation data
CA 2415913 A1 · Owner: Kaydara Inc. · Inventors: Gauthier, Andre; Lanciault, Robert
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An apparatus and method are provided for generating animation data, including storage means comprising at feast one character defined as a hierarchy of parent and children nodes and animation data defined as the position in three-dimensions of said nodes over a period of time memory, means comprising animation instructions wherein said processing means, are configured by said animation instructions to perform the steps of animating said character with first animation data; selecting nodes within said, first animation data when receiving user input specifying second animation data in real-time; respectively matching said nodes with corresponding nodes within said second animation data; …
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- Filed January 9, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 9, 2023.
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