At+t Corp.

AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

Erich Haratsch

Joern Ostermann

Barin Geoffry Haskell

Andrea Basso

A method and apparatus for displaying received data, analyze the quality of the displayed data formulating a media-parameter suggestion for the encoder to alter the characteristics of data to be sent to the receiver, and sending from the receiver, the formulated suggestion.

Interaction modalities for multimedia delivery and presentation

A system and a computer-readable medium are provided for controlling a computing device to define a set of computer animation parameters for an object to be animated electronically. An electronic reference model of the object to be animated is obtained. The reference model is altered to form a modified model corresponding to a first animation parameter. Physical differences between the electronic reference model and the modified model are determined and a representation of the physical differences are stored as the first animation parameter. Altering of the reference model and determining of the physical differences are repeated. The stored parameters are provided to a rendering device for generation of the animation in accordance with the stored parameters. Determining physical differences between the electronic reference model and the modified model and storing a representation of the physical differences as the first animation parameter include comparing vertex positions of the reference model.

Method for defining animation parameters for an animation definition interface

A process is defined for the rapid definition of new animation parameters for proprietary renderers. The process accommodates the peculiarities of proprietary models. In a first step, a proprietary model is animated in a standard modeler and the animated models are saved as VRML files. A converter is used to extract the meaning of a newly defined animation parameter by comparing two or more of the VRML files. Thus, the output of this process is the model and a table describing the new animation parameter. This information is read by the renderer and used whenever the animation parameter is required. The process can easily be used to generate new shapes from the original model.

Method for defining MPEG 4 animation parameters for an animation definition interface

Method for defining MPEP 4 animation parameters for an animation definition interface

A system and method for reproducing a multimedia data signal on a terminal. A terminal capability node is instantiated and the terminal capability is evaluated. The value of a capability is set, and the value is then altered based upon the capability of the evaluated terminal.

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Erich Haratsch