Patents

US 11176722 B2: Composing an animation scene in a computer-generated animation

Granted
2021-11-16
Filed
2019-12-20 application 16723961
Type
Utility · 24 claims
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Abstract

This disclosure is directed to a method of composing an animation scene in a computer-generated animation. The method includes receiving a user input requesting to perform an operation on at least one computer-generated asset in the animation scene. The method also includes determining, based on the user input, a type of operation and at least one attribute associated with the at least one computer-generated asset in the animation scene. The method further includes, in accordance with the determination of the type of operation and the at least one attribute, processing representations of one or more instances of the at least one computer-generated asset; and projecting the processed representations of the one or more instances of the at least one computer-generated asset onto the animation scene to perform the operation. The method further includes generating metadata associated with the manipulated representations of the one or more instances of the at least one computer-generated asset.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211116.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC 108 patentsUS company or organizationBurbank, CAPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Brian R. WaltersBurbank, CA2PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
G06TImage data processing or generation, in generalG06T13/00PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
G06FElectric digital data processingG06F3/04845PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.

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