US 2013/0093774 A1 · CLOUD-BASED ANIMATION TOOL

Abstract

A cloud-based animation tool may improve the graphics capabilities of low-cost devices. A web service may allow a user to submit a text string from the device for animation by the cloud-based tool. The string may be parsed by a natural language processor into components such as nouns and verbs. The parsed words may be cross-referenced to content through a reference database, including instructions for verbs and images for nouns. An animation may be created from the images corresponding to the nouns and instructions corresponding to the verbs. The animation may be rendered for display and may be transmitted to the user through the web service. The cloud-based animation tool may improve access to educational material for students accessing content through low-cost devices made available through the one-computer-per-child program.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving an input string;
parsing the input string to extract at least one noun and at least one verb;
retrieving at least one image from a database for each noun;
associating each of the verbs with at least one of the nouns;
and
creating a timeline animating the images corresponding to the nouns according to the verbs associated with the nouns.

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Cloud-based animation tool

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Abstract

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