Triggered non-linear animation
OwnerRobert Lanciault, Michel Besnerinventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for generating animation data, comprising the steps of displaying a character (502) that can be animated; triggering (605) the reading of input animation sequences (305) in response to manual operation of manually controllable input means (108, 109, 110); animating (606) said character (502) in response to said input animation sequences (305); and storing (608) said triggered animation sequence (907) in storage means as an output animation sequence (401).
Claims18
An apparatus for generating animation data comprising:
- manually controllable input means;
- visual display means;
- processing means;
- memory means;
- and
- storage means for storing input animation sequences and output animation sequences, wherein said memory means includes
- instructions to configure said processing means to display a character that can be animated;
- instructions to trigger the reading of said input animation sequences in response to manual operation of said manually controllable input means;
- instructions to animate said character in response to said input animation sequences;
- and
- instructions to store said triggered animation sequence in said storage means as an output animation sequence.
A method of generating animation data, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a character that can be animated;
- triggering the reading of input animation sequences in response to manual operation of manually controllable input means;
- animating said character in response to said input animation sequences;
- and
- storing said triggered animation sequence in storage means as an output animation sequence.
A computer-readable medium having computer readable instructions executable by a computer such that, when executing said instructions, a computer will perform the steps of:
- displaying a character that can be animated;
- triggering the reading of input animation sequences in response to manual operation of manually controllable input means;
- animating said character in response to said input animation sequences;
- and
- storing said triggered animation sequence in said storage means as an output animation sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.