US 2021/0065747 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING A REMOTE AUDIO SOURCE WITH AN ANIMATRONICALLY CONTROLLED PUPPET

Abstract

A system and method for combining a remote audio source with an animatronically controlled puppet includes the steps of entering an audio file on a user client by a person where the audio file is a statement spoken by the person. The audio file is sent to a secondary client that is remote to the user client. The secondary client has a puppet controlled by animatronics. The audio file is received by an audio circuit board that converts the audio file into movement parameters. The movement parameters are sent to at least one servomechanism mounted in the puppet to actuate the animatronics in synchronicity with the audio file. Movement of the puppet is video recorded to define a video file. The audio and video files are combined to define a final video production viewable by the person.

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Dependent claims

A method of combining audio with a remote controlled animatronically controlled device, the method including the steps of:

entering an audio file on a user client by a person, the audio file comprising a statement spoken by the person;
sending the audio file to a secondary client, the secondary client being remote to the user client, the secondary client having a puppet controlled by animatronics;
receiving the audio file by an audio circuit board;
converting of the audio file into movement parameters by the audio circuit board;
sending the movement parameters to at least one servomechanism mounted in the puppet to actuate the animatronics in synchronicity with the audio file;
video recording movement of the puppet to define a video file;
and
combining the audio and video files to define a final video production viewable by the person.

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A system for combining an audio file with a remote animatronically actuated device via an internet connection, the system including:

a user client configured to receive audio input by a person to create an audio file, the user client being in communication with the internet;
a server being in communication with the internet and being remote with respect to the user client, the server receiving the audio file from the from the user client;
a secondary client being in communication with the server, the secondary client including:
a puppet controlled by animatronics having a servomechanism for controlling movement of the puppet;
an audio circuit board being in communication with the servomechanism and being configured to convert the audio file into movement parameters such that the puppet moves in synchronicity with the audio file;
a video recorder to video the puppet when the puppet moves to create a video file;
and
wherein the video file and audio file are combined to define a final video production viewable on the user client.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for combining a remote audio source with an animatronically controlled puppet

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System and method for combining a remote audio source with an animatronically controlled puppet

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Abstract

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